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5/24/2019

Day 5: Loving God: Creation

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Scripture:
Heaven is declaring God’s glory; the sky is proclaiming his handiwork. One day gushes the news to the next, and one night informs another what needs to be known. Of course, there’s no speech, no words—their voices can’t be heard— but their sound extends throughout the world; their words reach the ends of the earth. God has made a tent in heaven for the sun. The sun is like a groom coming out of his honeymoon suite; like a warrior, it thrills at running its course. It rises in one end of the sky; its circuit is complete at the other. Nothing escapes its heat. Psalm 19:1-6

​Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name throughout the earth! You made your glory higher than heaven! When I look up at your skies,  at what your fingers made—the moon and the stars that you set firmly in place—what are human beings that you think about them; what are human beings that you pay attention to them? You’ve made them only slightly less than divine, crowning them with glory and grandeur. You’ve let them rule over your handiwork, putting everything under their feet—all sheep and all cattle, the wild animals too, the birds in the sky, the fish of the ocean, everything that travels the pathways of the sea. Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name throughout the earth. Psalm 8:1,3-9


Reflection Questions:
  • Reflect on a time when you have experienced a moment of majesty in nature.
  • When were you overtaken by the depth of this existence, the beauty of this world, or your inability to grasp it all?

Prayer:

Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing to you.  Show me the way your creation proclaims your love for me and the world. Amen

Challenge:

To get outside in nature and enjoy God’s creation.  Go outside and be present to God in nature. Take a walk, sit on a bench, or simply take in the beauty of your surroundings.

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    Over the next 21 days, Aldersgate UMC is invited into an intentional time of prayer for ourselves and our community,  You will be receiving a daily email (FaceBook blasts too!) with scripture, questions, prayer, and a daily challenge to use during your personal prayer and devotional time. The prayers used will come from a new resource by Justin LaRosa, a UMC Deacon from Hyde Park UMC in Tampa FL.   The resource is called “the Jesus Challenge” - 21 Days of loving God and Neighbor. Some other prayers will be adapted to include specific prayers for our Aldersgate community.
    I pray that you engage in these days of prayer as a time to go deeper in your relationship with God and in prayer for the Aldersgate UMC and the community of East Brunswick!   I look forward to hearing about your experiences on Pentecost Sunday!!
    Blessings Pastor Erica

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