Ways to Give
On Blessings Offered and Blessings Received January 29, 2023 Traceymay Kalvaitis Micah 6: 6-8 With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves a year old? Will the Lord be pleased with...
On What Moves Us January 22, 2023 Traceymay Kalvaitis Psalm 27: 1, 4 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? One thing will I seek after: to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to live...
On One Defining Question January 15, 2023 Traceymay Kalvaitis Psalm 40:8 "I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart." John 1: 35-39 The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed,...
On the Manifestation of Christ January 1, 2022 Traceymay Kalvaitis Sirach 24:2-7 In the assembly of the Most High Wisdom will open her mouth, and in the presence of his host she declares her worth: “I came forth from the mouth of the Most High, and covered the earth...
On One Holy Light For December 25, 2022 Traceymay Kalvaitis Luke 2: 8-12 In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and...
On What’s in a Name December 18, 2022 Traceymay Kalvaitis Isaiah 50: 4-5 The Lord God has given me the tongue of a teacher, that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. Morning by morning he wakens— wakens my ear to listen as those who are taught. The Lord...
On the Significance of Where and When December 11, 2022 Traceymay Kalvaitis The reading today is comprised of selected first lines of verses from the first few chapters of Luke and Matthew: In the days of King Herod of Judea… the people were waiting. After those days,...
On the Resound of One Voice December 4, 2022 Traceymay Kalvaitis Isaiah 11: 1-3 A shoot shall come out from the stock of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of...
On Contextual Relevance First Sunday of Advent: Condensed version of Luke, Chapters 1-3 Traceymay Kalvaitis The birth of every baby is part of a larger story, the story of our parents, their parents, and events in the world that shape the culture of the time. I was...
Psalm 46: 1-3 On Holding the Whole Story November 20, 2022 Reign of Christ Sunday Traceymay Kalvaitis God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of...