Reverend Mary Beth Morgan, preaching
Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Through the Seasons of Our Lives, How Might We LIVE?
More often, these days, I am hearing (and reading) personal stories and memories that begin with the words “I remember when . . .”. These come from our young children to our senior adults, and those of ages in-between. They recall times of not being able to leave home because of weather, war, unsafe air quality, illnesses . . . Often, those stories include how they lived their lives during these difficult times. Almost without exception, memories include people who gave of themselves to care for them and others, helped them to feel safe, created new adventures and experiences, and nurtured faith, wonder and hope.
In this Lenten Season of “Holy Curiosity”, we have invited all of you to send us questions to help guide our sermons. This week’s sermon title is Through the Seasons of our Lives, How Might we LIVE? This comes from a reflection and questions from one of our wise senior members. She reminds us that in our Lenten journey, we are moving towards the final season of Jesus’ life on earth. What ways might we follow Jesus’ example of how to live, even in those days? We will also explore a scripture passage from the Hebrew Bible (Deuteronomy 30:15-20), which is often considered to be the end of Moses’ farewell speech to the people of Israel, in which they are encouraged to embrace life.
We will be worshipping together by live-stream again this Sunday, and not in person. We will pray together, engage in a children’s moment and sermon, be moved by music shared, and have an opportunity to bless gifts of self and resource we offer. We hope you can join us on the Live-stream by going to the home page on our website at www.smumc.church. Scroll down to find the link for Live Stream. Or, bookmark this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRug8vCO_eMZv7FepvZBrww/live.