by Federated Church East Arlington | Apr 8, 2020 | prayers
Together apart we journey through Holy Week, Loving and Merciful God. This is the culmination of the season of Lent when we are encouraged to slow down and be more prayerful. We never would have imagined how much of both of these things are now a part of everyday...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Mar 25, 2020 | prayers
What do we do when the world we have come to rely on is upended, Holy One? There are two major connections we lean into as living, breathing beings. One of these connections has now been altered. We are finding new ways to stay in touch when we can’t be...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Mar 19, 2020 | prayers
Our heads are spinning and our nerves are on edge, Loving God, and still the sun arose on this new day and the birds are perched on branches singing their hearts out, knowing nothing of social distancing or quarantines. On this first day of spring, may we soon feel...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Mar 11, 2020 | prayers
In the midst of concern over the spread of COVID-19 we have been encouraged to consider embracing the concept of social distancing, God of us all. In our effort to keep as many of your beloved children healthy as possible we are being urged to reconsider how engaged...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Mar 5, 2020 | prayers
In our part of your creation, Loving God, the sap is running and those dedicated to bringing it to your people will put in many hours and much devotion, starting with so much liquid and, with patience, it will be sugared down to sweet goodness. Could it be that we...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Jan 30, 2020 | prayers
Glimpses of beauty – light shimmering on snow, a bird resting gently on a branch, a baby’s smile, the setting sun reflected on a stream – offer a respite from some of the harder to bear parts of your created world, Almighty One. May we be seekers of...
