THIS WEEK @ FMC – May 18-24, 2022
Paying attention to where God is at work is a life-long, daily, practice. The prayer of examen is one tool at our fingertips, functioning like a magnifying glass to help us examine our ordinary days for signs of God’s activity and potential re-arranging of our hearts/minds/lives. The prayer of examen is a traditional Christian […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – May 11-17, 2022
“Open my ears, Lord, to hear You speaking through other people. Open my eyes, Lord, to see you working in other people. Open my heart, Lord, to receive Your help from other people today.” (Lectio 365 Morning Devotion May 10, 2022) One way we hear the voice of God and experience the presence of God […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – May 4-10, 2022
Sunday’s Benediction: May we move into the terms of resurrection, the unknown, with confidence, sureness, and awareness. Steady in our knowing of the promise of new life. May we trust in the unseen, believe in miracles, not needing to see it before believing. May we make peace with and nurture the process of growth, of […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – April 27-May 3, 2022
“From the hands of your earth and the lap of your sky, your gifts are poured on us each day. Your arms surround us with your care; accept our love and thanks, we pray. Amen, amen, amen.” (Jean Janzen HWB 97) One of my favorite meal blessings, these words take me back to the kitchen […]
Read postApril 20-26, 2022
A flowering cross powerfully captures the paradox of the gardens of our lives, filled as they are with sorrow and joy, death and life, planting and growing. And it is one of my favorite moments at First Mennonite … watching the cross, an instrument of torture and death, transformed one hand at a time, one […]
Read postApril 13-19, 2022
All are invited to come to the church any time Wednesday-Friday from NOON-7:00pm this week to walk the Stations of the Cross as part of your Holy Week journey with Jesus. An electronic version of these Stations is also available for those unable to come in person (just email Pastor Tonya at tonya@hutchfmc.org to receive […]
Read postApril 6-12, 2022
“So, could you not stay awake with me one hour? …” (Mt 26:40). These were the words breaking through the fog of sleep covering the disciples who simply could not stay awake while Jesus agonized in the Garden of Gethsemane the night before his death. We all know how hard it is to fight sleep […]
Read postMarch 30-April 5, 2022
All of you who are thirsty, come to the water!Whoever has no money, come, buy food and eat!Without money, at no cost, buy wine and milk!Why spend money for what isn’t food, and your earnings for what doesn’t satisfy?Listen carefully to me and eat what is good; enjoy the richest of feasts. Listen and come to me; listen, and […]
Read postMarch 23-29, 2022
A prayer for today, from the Iona Abbey Worship Book: God in the midst, come close to us and help us come close to you as for a fraction of time we step back from the activities of the day. May we treasure such moments with you: moments when we can bring to you the […]
Read postMarch 16-22, 2022
“What does it mean to be people of peace in these times?” This is the question beginning a recent Facebook post from Mennonite Central Committee, and one I am asking myself often. It’s also the question the FMC high school seniors have sought to answer in their peace essays – essays I am really appreciating […]
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