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Poet of the Month

The Messiah
Some people believe God created light,
the day and the night, in the beginning.
I don’t anymore, though I’m still terrified
of the dark. Taking out the trash, all those
horror movies I watched rush back, and
there’s the nightly news.
 
My people survived forty years of God’s care
in the desert.  Lived on sweet tasting manna.
Sauteed it or made it into pancakes.
Served it deep=fried like Italian rice balls.
After decades, a few complained
about the menu, so God sent quail.
All who took a bite of bird died.
 
When the Messiah comes, I hope
it’s not the first thing on a Monday morning
and I’m naked at the mirror, shaving.
That isn’t a time I do well with interruptions.
The kid’s bedtime would also be inconvenient.
I’m tired, have to sing the Good Night Song.

--by Matthew Sisson, reproduced with permission of the author.
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Song, Word and Prayer
April 25, 2021

Emil Nolde - Der Ungläubige Tomas (Doubting Thomas) (1912)

Photo Credit: CEA on Flickr
Photo has not been altered.

On the fourth Sunday of Easter, the Church traditionally hears the story of “Doubting Thomas.” Last week, we heard of Jesus appearance to 11 of the disciples in the locked room. Jesus displays his wounded hands and feet, and asks for something to eat. As he eats broiled fish, the disciples accept that he is not a ghost. They share this good news with the disciple not in the room, Thomas. Thomas refuses to believe them until he not only sees, but touches the resurrected Jesus. And so he does and he believes, but Jesus cautions “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.”

In a world where truth and untruth compete for attention in forceful ways, what we believe matters. But what does it mean to believe? Join us on Sunday as we muse together about belief, faith and truth.

-Dr. Elizabeth

 

One-Minute-Minister

A few words from Rev. Rick
​4/21/2021

We are Building Community,
Growing Faith,
​and Living Love