Online Ministry 06/29- 07/05/2020

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

Like an oasis in the desert, worship satisfies our souls. Today, help us find the good in this life by delighting in your presence, and help us find the hope you have placed in our innermost selves. Amen.

     

Psalm 145:8-14

145:8 The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

145:9 The LORD is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has made.

145:10 All your works shall give thanks to you, O LORD, and all your faithful shall bless you.

145:11 They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom, and tell of your power,

145:12 to make known to all people your mighty deeds, and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

145:13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations. The LORD is faithful in all his words, and gracious in all his deeds.

145:14 The LORD upholds all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed down.

     

DAILY READINGS

Note: For the readings after Pentecost: the first reading pairs with the semi-continuous strand of texts; the second, with the complementary.

      

• Monday, June 29, 2020: Psalm 47; Genesis 22:15-18; 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12

• OR Psalm 119:161-168; 1 Kings 21:1-16; 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12

• Tuesday, June 30, 2020: Psalm 47; 1 Kings 18:36-39; 1 John 4:1-6

• OR Psalm 119:161-168; 1 Kings 21:17-29; 1 John 4:1-6

• Wednesday, July 1, 2020: Psalm 47; Isaiah 51:1-3; Matthew 11:20-24

• OR Psalm 119:161-168; Jeremiah 18:1-11; Matthew 11:20-24

• Thursday, July 2, 2020: Psalm 45:10-17; Genesis 25:19-27; Romans 7:1-6

• OR Psalm 145:8-14; Zechariah 1:1-6; Romans 7:1-6

• Friday, July 3, 2020: Psalm 45:10-17; Genesis 27:1-17; Romans 7:7-20

• OR Psalm 145:8-14; Zechariah 2:6-13; Romans 7:7-20

• Saturday, July 4, 2020: Psalm 45:10-17; Genesis 27:18-29; Luke 10:21-24

• OR Psalm 145:8-14; Zechariah 4:1-7; Luke 10:21-24

• Sunday, July 5, 2020: Proper 9 (14)

     

ABUNDANT HEALTH

http://umcabundanthealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Personal-Health-Assessment.docx

     

GET BEYOND SURVIVAL COOKING. 

Start cooking more often. Try steaming vegetables, roasting chicken, making a tasty veggie sauce for spaghetti from scratch. Making your own home cooked meals allows you to control what and how much you eat. 

     

LEARN WHAT IS IN FOODS. 

Use both ingredient and Nutrition Facts labels to discover what various foods contain.

     

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

God of wisdom and all good gifts: We bring our tithes and offerings to your altar, remembering that, like Abraham, you have blessed us to be a blessing to others. Remind us that the gift of freedom that comes to Christ is also a gift not to be kept but to be shared. Even as the world asserts that freedom is a ticket to “go our own way,” you made us free to be part of Christ’s body in the world, connected and interdependent. May the way we live and the way we give reflect that kind of freedom. In Christ’s blessed name, we pray. Amen. (Galatians 5:1, 13-26)