Together with others,
our sisters and brothers
together woven into the vine
Not in isolation, single branches,
struggling alone in the storms;
in connection, interlocking,
twined branches, braided, a cord,
growing grapes, fruits of the vine
best in community, all of us together
so much stronger united
a common purpose
one hope in God.
The church, the vine, the branches
in communion with the Creator
grafted, growing in the Lord
each a part of the whole, each supporting
the growing of the grapes, the fruit,
those for whom we toil, we serve,
for whom our praise is made aloud
for whom our service is made known
the fruits of the vine, the grapes
in their season a harvest to reap.
a libation to be poured out
for the glory of God
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edited April 29, 2018
Growing Grapes – v2
April 29, 2018
a stronger cord woven
Psalm 22:25-31
The Upper Room Disciplines for 2018
“A Braided Love”
April 23, 2018 to April 29, 2018
by Ann Freeman Price
devotion for April 29, 2018
read April 29, 2018
&
edited April 28, 2018
a vine of light
April 28, 2018
a vine not of flesh
edited April 28, 2018
growing within the vine – v2
April 28, 2018
may I give in to your calling
Acts 8:26-40
Philip and the Ethiopian
Isaiah 53:7-8
The Upper Room Disciplines for 2018
“A Braided Love”
April 23, 2018 to April 29, 2018
by Ann Freeman Price
devotion for April 28, 2018
read April 28, 2018
&
May 11, 2009
Growing Grapes
Call to Worship,
Unison Prayer,
Scripture Reading: “Let Us Now Praise Famous Women”,
adapted from the Wisdom of Sirach 44:1-15,
New Testament Reading: John 15:5-12
and sermon, “They Are Our Children Too”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
May 10, 2009
Mother’s Day
and weekly lectionary readings:
John 15:1-8 and
1 John 4:7-21
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