Reverend Christine V. Hides God of wisdom, God of love, God of extraordinary miracles, With thanks for each blessing you have given us: the gift of life, the comfort of family and friends, the provision for our daily needs, we come to you in prayer. For your Church, Christ’s hands and feet [...]
The words and imagery were inspired by Robert Frost's "October" The Reverend Christine V. Hides God of all seasons, we come to you in prayer this hushed October morning where turning leaves and sparkling light reveal a glimpse of your glory. We give you thanks for the land and those who have stewarded it through [...]
The Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg We come before you Triune God, in gratitude to glorify you and in humility to plead for your help in our trials. Creator God, we thank you for the brisk breezes of autumn and the hints of gold and amber and rust creeping into the canopy [...]
The Reverend Christine V. Hides On Friday, October 1, I will be fully ordained as a deacon in the United Methodist Church. All of Kenilworth Union is invited to this online worship service which will be livestreamed at 6 p.m. on the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church YouTube channel. There [...]
The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster God, you alone know the place of wisdom, and you carve a way through deep river canyons and on the wings of dawn, so that we might glimpse your divine way. Give us a map to such wisdom, sound insight into how to move forward in [...]
The Reverend Katie Snipes Lancaster God, you are incomprehensible and ordinary, found in the hum of the farthest spinning galaxies as much as the hidden heartbeat within. “All earth’s dust has held life, held soul, is holy” ("Come to Dust" by Ursula K. Ke Guin in her book So Far So Good) and so [...]
It is hard to comprehend the billions of stars overhead, but focus on one star, and the rest seem to come into view. When it comes to remembering the impact of September 11, 2001 on our nation and the world, we also find it hard to concentrate: so many billions of directions from [...]
William A. Evertsberg asks us to think about how our lives have changed these last 20 years.
The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Some days God, the world finds a hush: some semblances of silence that tunes our spirit to the divine. Some days there is an infinite noise: planes overhead, birds, too. The voices of those with whom we spend our lives. The noise of news, neighbors, intention, [...]
Photo Credit: Isabella Raynal The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster As we finish the summer sermon series on Psalm 23 and look to what's next, I can't help but notice that we're feeling called to that which roots us, grounds us, is foundational. Psalm 23 is the most celebrated of Psalms, so [...]