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Second Sunday in Advent

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On this second Sunday of advent we met another dreamer, John the Baptist. In John’s vision, peace is when everything is set right—where people are treated fairly, everyone has enough, creation is cared for, and no one needs to be afraid. This week we are invited to boldly imagine peace and remember that preparing for Jesus also means working toward a more fair, loving world. 

Accompanying Scripture:
Isaiah 11:1-10, Matthew 3:1-12   

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First Sunday of Advent: Vigilant Hope

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This week we begin Advent, the first season in the church year. We remember in Advent that God’s love came close to us in Jesus and we look forward with hope to the ways God is still at work in our world. Hope is not just wishing for something but believing and acting as if a better world is possible. Join us in worship as we explore vigilant hope through the Prophet Isaiah. 

Accompanying Scripture:
Isaiah 2:1-5, Psalm 122, Matthew 24:36-44  

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Christ the King Sunday

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In our anxiety we want Jesus to be our magical savior. Instead of one who fixes everything in an instant, Jesus is the King who walks beside us through the ups and downs. The reign of Christ invites us to lives of service—and again and again as we care for the needs of others we discover the face of Jesus himself in the lost, the last, and the least.

Accompanying Scripture:
Jeremiah 23:1-6, Luke 1:68-79, Luke 23:32-43  

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23rd Sunday after Pentecost

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The world is ending and yet our texts remind us today not to lose hope. God promises to be right here in the midst of the mess-the messes we make, the messes that find us and the messes beyond our control.

Accompanying Scripture:
Malachi 4:1-2, Isaiah 12:2-6, Luke 21:5-19  

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Comfort Your Hearts

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When life throws a curveball and one ends up in the hospital, religion often becomes an important aspect of the hospital stay. Comfort your hearts with God and with Jesus. Spiritual care is important at all times, but it is often incredibly needed for patients receiving medical treatment, as well as for their families and loved ones.

Accompanying Scripture:
Psalm 98, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17, Luke 20:27-38  

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All Saints’ Sunday

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In holy baptism God makes saints out of sinners. In holy communion God forgives the sins of all the saints. In worship today we give thanks for all the saints “who from their labors rest.” In the same breath we petition our God for the strength to hear and lean into the wholeness of the beatitudes in today’s gospel. Sealed by the Spirit and sustained by Christ, we live with joy and grief as God’s people.

Accompanying Scripture:
Psalm 149, Ephesians 1:11-23, Luke 6:20-31  

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19th Sunday after Pentecost

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The theme in our texts for this week is don’t give up. Jacob wrestles with his broken relationship with his brother and ends up wrestling God. Jesus describes a parable where a widow wrestles with injustice and faces a grumpy judge. In faith we too are invited to be persistent, be honest, ask questions and hold one another accountable. God can handle all of our questions, our doubts and wrestling. Indeed blessing might even be found in the engagement. 

Accompanying Scripture:
Genesis 32:22-31, Psalm 121, Luke 18:1-8  

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18th Sunday after Pentecost

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Today is a day of unexpected blessings, surprising signs of how God is active and alive and present in our world and in our lives in the most unlikely of places. Naaman, a commander and mighty warrior and enemy of Israel, suffers from leprosy and is offered healing through disappointing ordinary means. Also afflicted with leprosy, ten people implore Jesus for God’s mercy and are healed. But the outsider—the foreigner—is the only one who returns to give thanks. How can we pay attention to the surprising places where God is present for us and give thanks?

Accompanying Scripture:
2 Kings 5:1-15c, Psalm 111, Luke 17:11-19 

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God’s Abundant Creation

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Life in a metropolitan area often lacks green space.  We do not have to travel far to see God’s creation.  We have parks, rivers, forests, zoos and animal rescues in the DC area and some just a short drive away.  An invitation this week is to take time out of our busy schedules to rest and reflect on God’s abundance of creation.  What do you hear? See? Feel? 

Accompanying Scripture:
Genesis 1:1-31, Psalm 96, John 1:1-5 

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16th Sunday after Pentecost

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The story of the rich man and Lazarus infamously and painfully reminds us of the uncomfortable truth that money will not earn us salvation and God deeply cares for the poor. In worship all are welcome, all are loved. As God continues to love all of who we are, we are invited to do the same for one another. Knowing as we do, we encounter heaven on earth. 

Accompanying Scripture:
Amos 6:1a, 4-7, Psalm 146, Luke 16:19-31 

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