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Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2:4aWhat can the first creation story of Genesis help us understand about the interdependence and interconnectedness of all life? On the sometimes mysterious holy day of Trinity Sunday, how might that web and community of life help us to understand God’s pattern of community, connection, and care?

Scripture: Acts 1:6-14We tell the story of Jesus’s Ascension into heaven… maybe because the disciples, and we, need to be reminded to look down… to find Jesus present in our lives in the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Scripture: John 14:15-21As Jesus says farewell to his disciples, he tells them that God’s abiding presence will remain with them… a presence and love as of a parent to a child. We give thanks for those who have mothered us into life in many ways, and for the ways that care has shown us God, … Read more

Scripture: John 14:1-14As Jesus says farewell to his disciples, he invites them to take up his Way, an embodied life and love deep in the heart of God.

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47The early followers of Jesus begin their lives together by sharing all they have with each other… how can we be invited into a deeper sharing, or the realization that all we have in this creation is already shared, and we must learn to treat each other that way?