I took some time off, so didn’t post to this blog as I was out of state. Worship at First did just fine without me. In face Pastor Rebecca and Leslie Coates had terrific sermons.
Today is Transfiguration Sunday and we finished our sermon series “Walking in the Light of Love.” We took in new members, shared upcoming connection opportunities for Lent and had some terrific music: both the choir and the men’s quartet.
Transfiguration Sunday presents an interesting challenge. I find myself wrestling every year to find a way to make the story in Luke or Mark or Matthew new and helpful. This year doubly so with the Russian invasion into Ukraine.
Sometimes the best I can do is point to what I really believe: that in Jesus we see the face of God. In Jesus, God embraces us in our brokenness, our unwillingness to change and in our sin. There is no darkness so deep that God is not there to offer us hope, light and Love.
I am devastated by what is happening in Ukraine. I know I am not alone. While there is not much I can do in the middle of Kansas, I can pray. Pray for peace. Pray for the leaders of the world to back away from weapons of war. Pray for Ukrainian people in the fight to remain free. We can pray together for a world to come to know and practice peace.
I did talk about Ukraine in my sermon this morning. You can find the whole worship service here.
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