Celebrating the Sacred Ordinary

We are all just walking each other home - Rumi

The response to offering healing prayers on Sundays has been beautiful. The raw yet hopeful prayer requests articulated have been inspiring and deeply meaningful. Thank you for trusting Bob and me with the real moments of your lives. I hope you know we continue to pray for all your requests throughout the week. We carry you with us.

There are so many additional ways we can walk together along the spiritual journey. I want to offer an open invitation to mark your milestones with worship and connection. As you know, since my arrival, I have had the honor of presiding over the funerals of more than 15 beloved Children of God. It has been a hard yet holy time.

In the coming months, let's create other ways to mark our lives in an effort to elevate the sacred ordinary moments that make up our lives, together.

Would you like to have a renewal of your wedding vows?

Would you like to have your home... or car... or boat... or RV... or motorcycle blessed?

Would you like to be baptized?

Would you like to celebrate a significant birthday or anniversary?

Let's celebrate something that matters to you in the context of worship and thanksgiving to God. I bet you are filled with ideas. Contact me, and we will dream together of how you might create a moment and space for blessing in your life.

Faithfully,

Emily +

The Rev. Emily E. Given