THIS WEEK @ FMC – May 20-June 2, 2026
4 Be glad in the Lord always! Again I say, be glad! 5 Let your gentleness show in your treatment of all people. The Lord is near.
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – May 13-19, 2026
The early church in Acts was known as “followers of the Way”—a reminder that following Jesus is a journey of movement, growth, and discovery. All of us are “on the way” in our faith each day.
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – May 6-12, 2026
Tuesday May 5 is designated as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People/Women. This is a tragedy many of us are not very aware of and has been chosen as the focus of the Kansas Repair Communities.
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – April 29-May 5, 2026
Gracious God, thank you for the gift of today. Refresh me … invite me … to discover your presence in each person that I meet and every event encountered.
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – April 22-28, 2026
Years ago, during a January college interterm in 1992, I had the privilege of visiting the Holy Land (Israel and Palestine). While we looked at plenty of piles of rocks and ancient sites, the real purpose of the trip was to hear and learn from the ‘living stones’: the stories and experiences, cries of pain […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – April 15-21, 2026
Risen Jesus,you who steps into our fears,not waiting for our them to subside,but meet us in the midst of them, speak your peace to us again.
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – April 1-14, 2026
The Stations of the Cross are ready. Why should you come? This year the Mentors and Mentees helped prepare the church for this set-aside and special time of the year, and we talked about how the Stations are one way we keep vigil with Jesus, ‘staying awake’ to walk with him to the cross.
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – March 25-31, 2026
Henri Nouwen, in Behold the Beauty of the Lord, asks a question still pressing today: “How can we live in the midst of a world marked by fear, hatred, and violence, and not be destroyed by it?” He offers the following in answer: “When Jesus prays to his Father for his disciples he responds to […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – March 11-24, 2026
God, bring an end to violence and injustice.Inspire leaders to work towards the well-being of all people.May your love and compassion prevail, uniting nations in a common pursuit of peace.Let your kingdom of peace reign on Earth as in heaven. -a prayer shared in a recent Mennonite World Conference email sharing a Joint Ecumenical Statement […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – March 4-10, 2026
“O God, you created us and formed us in your image. You are the one God, living and true, whose desire is for the harmony of all creation. Even though we disrupted this harmony, you gave us the promise of peace.
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