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"And despite the ragtag nature of my human-hearted faith,whatever I can give always ends up on God’s mantel.Whatever I can give always calls for pride and joy."—from the poem “Here’s My Heart” by Rev. Sarah A. Speed (@writingthegood)
The second Sunday of EasterWandering Heart: Here’s my heartartwork is "Feed My Sheep" by Nicolette Peñarandainspired by John 21:1-19“While we interpret the heart as love, it is also a symbol for endurance and patience. Peter gets to this point by maintaining goodwill and faith in the message of Jesus. He stumbled through the journey and at times caused more harm than good, but Christ was also patient with him.Here’s my heart. Here are the things I care about so deeply. And you—someone who makes mistakes, doesn’t follow directions, and sometimes even betrays me—you are so loved and trusted enough to keep this good work going even after I’m gone.This is a message to all of us. It doesn’t matter how poorly you may think of yourself or how others may view you. To Christ, you are beautifully and fearfully made. And Christ believes in you in spite of it all.”For the full artist statement, please see worthingtonumc.com/feed-my-sheep-by-nicolette-penaranda/A Sanctified Art LLC
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Wandering Heart: And I hopeartwork is "Where?" by Hannah Garrityinspired by Luke 24:1-12“So many of the things that Jesus foretold have happened over the last few days. The most heavy on Peter’s heart are his repeated denials. Fear took over. In contrast, now hope and joy begin to bubble up inside. He will see Jesus again! Jesus has overcome death! The prophecies have been fulfilled! Truly, God is in this place.”For the full artist statement, please see worthingtonumc.com/where-by-hannah-garrity/ A Sanctified Art LLC
Join us tomorrow morning at 9 and 10am for our Easter Sunday worship services. Can't join in person? Our 10am service will be livestreamed on our YouTube page: www.youtube.com/@OfficeWorthingtonUMC/streams
Weekly Update: May 4, 2020
News#IGiveUMC
News#IGiveUMC United Methodists everywhere are being asked to celebrate someone special (maybe a mother, grandmother, or mother figure for Mother’s Day!) by donating to a local church, posting about it on social media and encouraging others to do the same! Let’s participate as a congregation. Offer a gift in honor or memory of a special […]
Upper Room offers free resources
NewsDuring this time of self isolation, anxiety and stress may be high. To help combat this, The Upper Room is offering their resources at no cost to you! They have given us permission to share the May-June 2020 copy of their devotions here with you. Click here to read: May-June 2020 Upper Room.
Weekly Update: April 27, 2020
NewsEaster Service
NewsWith the the help of Ministry Matters and the United Methodist Publishing House we are providing an outline of an Easter Service that you can combine with the music on our website or Facebook page, along with the scripture and message for Easter found there or offer your own. If the weather is good by […]
Home Worship for the Vigil of Easter – Saturday Evening
NewsWhile Easter is every Sunday, we have been looking at a trio of services journeying up to the full burst of Easter Celebration. Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday are like one great annual Sunday and thanks to Ministry Matters we are using these resources for Home Worship during the pandemic. While Easter is […]