Changed in the Waiting - Wednesday, December 4th
by Rev. Michaele Lavigne on December 3rd, 2024
SCRIPTUREROMANS 12:9-21Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.Share with the Lord’s people who are in need.Practice hospitality. Rejoice with those who rejoice;mourn with those who mourn. —ROMANS 12:12-13, 15 The journey of waiting, hoping, and lamenting is not merely an individual enterprise. As people who embody the hope and love of Christ, we are united with all Christians... Read More
Changed in the Waiting - Tuesday, December 3rd
by Rev. Michaele Lavigne on December 2nd, 2024
SCRIPTUREMATTHEW 5:1-12Blessed are the poor in spirit,for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Blessed are those who mourn,for they will be comforted. —MATTHEW 5:3-4 In my experience there are few things more painful or disempowering than smiley platitudes in the midst of a long season of waiting. I have been through several of these seasons myself, but the most painful to date were the years of infert... Read More
Changed in the Waiting - Monday, December 2nd
by Rev. Michaele Lavigne on December 1st, 2024
SCRIPTUREPSALM 130I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits,and in his word I put my hope.I wait for the LORDmore than watchmen wait for the morning,more than watchmen wait for the morning. Israel, put your hope in the LORD,for with the LORD is unfailing loveand with him is full redemption.He himself will redeem Israelfrom all their sins. —PSALM 130:5-8 Because you can’t really hope for something ... Read More
Changed in the Waiting - First Sunday of Advent
by Rev. Michaele Lavigne on November 30th, 2024
SCRIPTUREPSALM 25:1-10In you, Lord my God,I put my trust.I trust in you;do not let me be put to shame,nor let my enemies triumph over me.No one who hopes in youwill ever be put to shame,but shame will come on thosewho are treacherous without cause. Show me your ways, Lord,teach me your paths.Guide me in your truth and teach me,for you are God my Savior,and my hope is in you all day long. —PSALM 25... Read More
Changed in the Waiting - On Advent and Waiting
by Rev. Michaele Lavigne on November 29th, 2024
I hate waiting. And this is unfortunate because we humans spend a lot of time doing it.We wait for our kids to get their shoes on and for the water to boil. We wait for our order to be delivered, impatiently tracking its progress each day or hour or minute of its journey. We wait for red lights to turn green, for fruit to get ripe, for spring to arrive, for labor to begin. So much of our human exp... Read More