Emily Leckie

After finding the book of the Law (Deuteronomy), King Josiah enacted reforms to return the people to faithfulness toward God and to justice toward one another. Today, we ask God to help us learn from our Holy Scriptures so that we might carry God’s words in our hearts, in our words, and in our actions.

Isaiah’s vineyard song begs us to ask the question, “Does God abandon God’s people?” As we hear in the song and remember from Paul’s writing, the witness of scripture is the answer “no.” God does not and will not abandon God’s people.

God is steadfast and faithful in the midst of our occasional faithlessness. We celebrate, trust, and recommit to God revealed Christ who does not give up on us.

All Saints Sunday celebrates the baptized people of God, living and dead, who are the body of Christ. As November heralds the dying of the landscape in many northern regions, the readings and liturgy call us to remember all who have died in Christ and whose baptism is complete. At the Lord’s table we gather […]

Holy One of Israel, King David worked hard to return the Ark of the Covenant to Israel so that the people could honor you in your house of worship. Receive our praise in this house of worship, as we rejoice in your presence. Amen.