God’s dreams are not for us alone. Simeon and Anna could not keep silent – they witnessed Jesus’ divine presence in the temple and were compelled to speak up. Like the prophet Isaiah, we will not keep silent and we will not rest until what has been sown will spring up as righteousness and peace…
This Christmas story reminds us that we are all dreamers. Like those gathered around the manger, we come to this holy night each year with awe, wonder, and holy imagination for what is possible. Like Mary, we treasure God’s dream in our hearts and commit to keeping it alive. Like the holy family, we believe…
Our interactive, intergenerational Nativity Play, with no rehearsal and with great cheer, tells the story of Jesus’ birth. This year we invite a few more animals to the stable, as we prepare Christmas gifts to communities in need through Heifer International.
Light a candle tonight, the longest night, when the hours of darkness are at their peak. Tonight we gather online to acknowledge the communal and personal losses and griefs we carry. The Longest Night is a time to make a sacred space to share anguish, to call out to God to remember us, even to…
Our choir will share the Christmas Cantata, a service of special arrangements, traditional music and readings from the Bible that will carry the listener from creation to the birth of Christ. There will be opportunities at times to join the choir in song and in singing together, remember that we are not alone.
Ultimately, dreams sow joy, even if that joy doesn’t immediately spring forth. Sowing seeds into the soil always feels risky and feeble – how can something so small become something so beautiful, so big, and so nourishing? Like Mary, we are called to tend and nurture the dreams God has woven into us.
John the Baptist calls the crowds into the journey of repentance and transformation. Similarly, we are called to prepare the way for God’s message of love and liberation to be shouted, heard, and received. Those who dream make way for righteousness and peace to kiss, for faithfulness to spring up from the ground.
Those who dream do not fall asleep to the realities of the world. God prompts us to pay attention to where God’s dreams for change and new life are emerging. In Advent, we remember that God’s ultimate dream is to be intimately connected to us – to come down and dwell among us. As we…
With a message inspired by the poetry and art of e.e. cummings, Lay Leader and Speaker Carol Ottoson will help us complete this thought, “Just for today I will take time to…”