December 4, 2024 Weekly Update
Joy and Celebration
You are a blessing.
If you hear nothing else,
if the wind howls,
if your brain runs amok,
if rebuttals and denials line up like little toy soldiers,
then hear this—
you are a blessing.
I knew it the first moment I met you / heard your name
/ learned there are 7 billion of us
on this planet.
I knew it in my bones,
the way my feet know the way home.
You are a blessing.
For our creating God
breathed life into your being.
And there is simply no way that,
along with that life,
some of God’s goodness
didn’t slip right in.
So tell the rebuttals to rest.
Tell the toy soldiers to find another hill,
because this one is reserved for joy and celebration.
You are a blessing.
Breathe it in.
Poem by
Rev. Sarah (Are) Speed
Last Sunday we began our Advent worship series. Our theme “Words for the Beginning” will offer us words of blessing that we need to hear again and again through the seasons of life. Advent is a time of beginnings. In our lives, we all face different seasons of endings and beginnings. And like a comforting quilt, we will wrap ourselves in these ancient texts that serve as reminders for the journey of faith.
This series comes with a beautiful weekly devotional with poetry, visual art, music, reflections, and scriptures. Click this link and bookmark it to use the digital version. online.flippingbook.com/view/811735764/ We will have a few paper copies available at church on Sunday.
The theme last Sunday emphasized the truth that “You are a blessing.” Above is a poem written by one of the creators of this worship series. I hope you find a moment to pray this poem, or meditate on it, and remember during this busy season that you are a blessing.
Advent Blessings,
Pastor Jared