pain overwhelming
dry in this season
like the dry bones
in the valley, the desert
not feeling presence
you beside me
wanting to believe
but lost in this season
in the darkness, my own desert
wandering in the wilderness
in need of healing.
====
August
7, 2014
Devozine
for July 28, 2014 to August 3, 2014
“+wilderness”
&
Jeremiah
15:18a
“A
Wilderness of Suffering”
devotion
by Salina Sheard
and
listen to song:
“Jesus
Paid It All”
&
5-second
prayer, “God, see us through the wilderness. Amen”
for July 31, 2014
read July 31, 2014
&
James
4:14 (NRSV)
“Tomorrow”
devotion
by Melinda Perry
&
“Reflect”
by
Elizabeth Mann
for July 30, 2014
read July 30, 2014
&
Deuteronomy
32:10 (CEB)
Genesis
21:8-21
Exodus
13:17-22
Matthew
4:1-11
“In
the Wilderness”
devotion
by Erin Burke
&
Pray
Psalm 136:3a, 15 (NRSV)
&
Listen
to Hillsong’s “Desert Song”
(not precisely the same
lyrics as the live performance above)
for July 29, 2014
read July 29, 2014
&
Patten Methodist Youth Group
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
August
7, 2014
- 4-6:00 United Methodist Men’s
spaghetti supper (to raise funds for fuel assistance)
“A
Night to Shine”
- 5-6:30 "All Things
Patten", a 12 minute video that will run continuously
- 6:30 Community Praise &
Worship, featuring Chuck Loucka on piano and special performances by special
people to benefit Resting Arms Ministry.
- A Love Offering will be
taken.
- Immediately following, pick
up your glo stick and form
the 5th
Annual Prayer Chain for the Addicted on the West
side of Main St.
- The
church bells will ring for a half hour and
- John
Birmingham will play and sing on the Historical Society Porch.
- We will
end with The Lord's Prayer TOGETHER!
- Stand
with your neighbor and pray for healing.
-
LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE!
sponsored
by Jeremiah’s
Corner
Jeremiah
29:11
led
by Ellen Alward Dickinson
&
Music by Praise Team
led by Chuck Loucka
&
opening
prayer by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
August 7, 2014
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