From the Pastor's Desk
June 2026
As summer approaches I, like you are likely anticipating all that summer brings; warm weather, a slower pace, time to meander and marvel at God's amazing handiwork. I admit, as I write this, I am anxious to return to my favorite place: the beautiful southwest. There is nothing like returning to a place that fills one's soul, recharges one's batteries and recalibrates one's spiritual compass.
I suspect that many of you have memories of such places from your childhoods or raising your own families. That beloved cabin at the lake, the campground that holds your yearly reservation, the favorite restaurant that overlooks the ocean where you not only fill your belly with delights but rejuvenate your spirit as well every time you return to it. I hope that you find your way to such places this season.
We will be here, carrying on, welcoming folks to worship, praying for one another and our world. We will worship at a slightly earlier time, 9:30, so mark your calendars and prepare to join us. If you have a musical talent, I am certain Michael would welcome your sharing it this summer. If you are interested in being a lay reader or greeter, the deacons would welcome your participation.
In the meantime, may God bless you and keep you as you wander and as you return to where your heart finds its rest. May you bask in the sunshine and linger in the longer days that summer brings. Adn, as we move into summer, a season with a different rhythim. I share with you a prayer that I received recently from our conference ministry staff:
Like the joy of the sea coming home to shore,
May the relief of laughter rinse through your soul.
As the wind loves to call things to dance,
May your gravity be lightened by grace.
Like the dignity of moonlight restoring the earth,
May your thoughts incline with reverence and respect.
As water takes whatever shape it is in,
So free may you be about you who become.
As silence smiles on the other side of what's said,
May your sense of irony bring perspective.
As time remains free of all that it frames,
May your mind stay clear of all it names.
May your prayer of listening deepen enough
To hear in the depths the laughter of God.
~John O'Donohue, To Bless the Space Between
Vaya con Dios, wherever you may go!
Peace,
Rev. Lynne
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