By Rachel Roney Dear Lord of un-ending love. We pause to thank you for summer. For clear blue skies, sunny days and warm breezes. Thank you for the sound of children playing outside with squeals of delight. For long days and time to spend with family outside. For green grass, running steams and bare feet….
by Nic MacLane “For I am the LORD, I do not change;” “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” We read these and countless other…
By Kim Buchanan: Dear Heavenly Father, We thank You for the many blessings you provide us each day. But we come to You admitting we sometimes get angry with circumstances and each other. Unfortunately, it is often trivial events that get us riled up. Slow service for fast food, a car that cuts us off…
By Dot Hall Lord God, thank you for the opportunity to gather in this beautiful church tonight to worship you. While we are here, calm our minds, focus our thoughts on your word, and open our hearts to feel your love. Lord, as we reflect on this week, it would be so easy to be…
By Dot Hall, Loving God, we come to you in thanksgiving, knowing that all we are and all that we have is a gift from you. This coming week we ask for your wisdom as we vote for new leadership in our country. We ask for your continued blessings on Honor Flight Syracuse and their…
By Dot Hall Heavenly Father, we come to you today a little bit afraid. We are afraid by all the violence here in Syracuse this week, especially the tragedy right across the street from our church at Chili’s. We are afraid for the thousands of people impacted by the hurricanes, wildfires and flooding all across…
By Rachel Roney Dear Gracious and loving Father We pause this morning to appreciate the beauty of the world around us. For the summer sunshine, warm breeze and sounds of nature. As the last wonderful weeks of summer tick by, we take a moment to pause and be thankful. We are also so grateful for…
By Dot Hall… Lord God, You show us you are with us in so many ways: the friend who screams in joy with us at our good news, the parent who beams with pride with our accomplishments, the neighbor who laughs with us at our home projects, our co-worker who brightens our day with a…
By Dot Hall Heavenly Father, Good Shepherd, Thank you for the gift of today. Thank you for the opportunity to follow you and worship you freely here in the United States. Thank you for never leaving our side, calmly leading us through trials, compassionately caring for us when we are ill, and lovingly leading us…
By Dot Hall Father, you sent Christ to earth and He followed Your will wholeheartedly, never doubting and never straying. He knew what His purpose was in life. It’s not as obvious for us, as we often struggle to find what your plan and Call for us is. The earth shifts rapidly and we race…