February 25, 2026
Dear Friend,
After another foot of snow, I was a bit surprised to see that the beech leaves are still hanging on, tenaciously, to their branches. It will not be long before the new budding leaves will literally push them off. It has been 3 months since the oak leaves dropped (other than beech, oaks are the last to lose their leaves). The beech leaves have held on through wind, rain, and snow. I took the following video figuring I would edit it down to capture the part where the wind picked up and you can hear both the rattling of the beech leaves AND the intense sound of the wind overhead through the much taller pines. But when I went to edit it down, I had the thought to leave it in its full length, all 2 minutes and one second. The beech leaves have been holding on all summer and all fall and all winter, too. Can we hold on for two minutes one second and contemplate the tenaciousness of those beech leaves?
Last Sunday we studied the story of Jesus’s temptation in the wilderness. He was working out his relationship with this power and how he was willing and not willing to use it. Jesus did not use his power for his own gain, he did not use it to prove his authority, and he did not use it for political influence. He weathered the temptations and he stayed true to himself.
We can learn from Jesus; we can learn from the beech trees, too. May we be tenacious in holding on to what is right and good through all the storms of life, keeping the love that is God central in our existence.
“You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.” (like leaves on a tree!) -Ephesians 4: 22-25
We had a great turnout for our first Lenten Lunch as we learned about Quakerism. Jackie Stillwell was our speaker.
Next week, 11-12, in Dublin church hall, we will learn about the Unitarian Universalist tradition.
Last Call for Easter Lilies
You can order an Easter lily to help decorate the sanctuary for Easter, and take it home afterwards. Lilies come in 6” pots, with 5+ blooms. They cost $20. Please order by March 3. There are order forms at church, or you can call or email May Clark: 603-563-8453 or tclark040@gmail.com. Money will be due by March 29.
Please join me in a spirit of prayer.
God of all seasons, I pray for us all in our lives as we face various challenges. May we find strength in our togetherness, like leaves on the same tree. This I pray in Christ’s name. Amen
“The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.” -Revelation 22:2
With you, in Christ,
Traceymay
603-715-0990
Traceymaykalvaitis@gmail.com
Traceymay
603-715-0990
Traceymaykalvaitis@gmail.com
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