April 24, 2008
Get ready for a fun-filled and energetic worship experience Sunday, April 27th at Salem! The Youth have taken over the worship, and will be sharing their thoughts and faith as well as musical talent with us.
Your mind/spirit will be fed, and your heart warmed as our youth lead us in the worship of God.
Join me Sunday!
Peace,
Rev. Julie
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Why do we fear SILENCE?
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
James Howell in his book, The Beautiful Work of Learning to Pray, says,
James Howell in his book, The Beautiful Work of Learning to Pray, says,
"No index into our restlessness is more telling than our flight from silence.
Our world is so noisy, as our planet gets noisier every century.
Something is always on, somebody is always saying something. "
As he says, silence is associated with lonliness. And we are all about avoiding THAT.
But in fact, the cure for our loneliness is NOT more talk, and finally, the sltimate cure to our deepest loneliness isn't any person, but is God.
St. Augustine said, "O Lord...you have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it finds rest in you."
Only God can fill that space inside of us.
How can we invite God into our "empty space"?
The way to do that is PRAYER.
Any I DON'T mean, "God is great, God is good..." or "Now I lay me down to sleep...".
I mean laying yourself open to God in truth and honesty. I mean listening, as well as talking.
If you're interested in learning more about prayer, you're invited to come to a discussion group on prayer at 9:30 a.m. on Sundays at 14825 Manchester Rd. - Salem-in-Ballwin UMC.
See you there.
Peace,
(Rev.) Julie
Thursday, April 3, 2008
New Life For... Me?
Thursday April 3, 2008
It's finally here! Our Spring Cantata "Now I Am His Own" will be performed at both services (8:15 and 10:30 am on Sunday).
This is the perfect way to celebrate the Resurrection of Christ - New Life.
That's what Spring is all about, isn't it - new life. From deep within the dead-looking earth and trees suddenly life begins to stir.
The marvelous thing is that no one can stop this return of life, even if they wanted to. God has brought it about.
The same is true of Jesus' resurrection after death - no one could stop it, although many tried. In spite of them, God brought life back to Christ.
If you feel like you've been going through a "dead period" yourself, don't despair. God can bring life back to anyone/ anything!
Come and celebrate Life this Sunday at Salem.
Peace,
Rev. Julie
It's finally here! Our Spring Cantata "Now I Am His Own" will be performed at both services (8:15 and 10:30 am on Sunday).
This is the perfect way to celebrate the Resurrection of Christ - New Life.
That's what Spring is all about, isn't it - new life. From deep within the dead-looking earth and trees suddenly life begins to stir.
The marvelous thing is that no one can stop this return of life, even if they wanted to. God has brought it about.
The same is true of Jesus' resurrection after death - no one could stop it, although many tried. In spite of them, God brought life back to Christ.
If you feel like you've been going through a "dead period" yourself, don't despair. God can bring life back to anyone/ anything!
Come and celebrate Life this Sunday at Salem.
Peace,
Rev. Julie
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