We will observe Epiphany with John Morris bringing the Word, 9:30 to 11:30am
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The Word will be brought through Christmas Carols chosen by the congregation 9:30 to 11:30am
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Let us pray.
We pray as Seekers Church for the coming of the one whose name Emanuel means “God with us.” We pray with the people of Palestine and Gaza “Ya Rabbal Salam. Lord of Peace, rain peace upon us. Lord of Peace, fill our land with peace.” Pray with me. Ya Rabbal Salam. Ya Rabbal Salam.
We pray for peace, we pray for justice, we pray that in future years we will not need to put other Christ Children within rubble in our front window, that they will no longer live in the rubble within Lebanon, Yemen, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Congo, Haiti, Myanmar, between Afghanistan and Pakistan, within Ukraine, and within Russia.…

Sallie and Lucy brought their thoughts and insights from a recent book study of Christ in the Rubble, by Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac, the Palestinian pastor of Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem.
Sally began by quoting Jan Richardson, who wrote…
Blessed are you Who bear the light In unbearable times…
(Blessed are you In whom The light lives…)
She continued
I’ve always loved the Christmas holidays. I love the tree, the lights, the music, the decorations, and the nativity scene. As I sat among those things writing this sermon, the disparities between this holiday joy and our worldly catastrophes is heart wrenching.…