Tracy's Blog

This is going to be a very short blog posting.  It's something to think about that I would love to hear your feedback on. I was reading the Epistle for this coming weekend ( 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 ) when verse 6 caught my attention: " 6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist." Now that is a pretty theologically dense verse!  Just look at those prepositions: from, for, and through!  But I said this was going to be short so I will get to the point.  It is really this phrase that jumped out at me: "God, the Father ....for whom we exist"  Here is the question that I am pondering - how does my view of my daily life change if I believe I/we exist for God?  Any comments? grace and peace, Tracy

5 For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him. 6 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. 7 On God rests my deliverance and my honor; my mighty rock, my refuge is in God. 8 Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. 9 Those of low estate are but a breath, those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath. 10 Put no confidence in extortion, and set no vain hopes on robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart on them. 11 Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God, 12 and steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord. For you repay to all according to their work. Psalm 62:5-12 NRSV This is the psalm appointed for Sunday, January 25.  As you read it, I would expect that some line will jump out at you to encourage or exhort you.  In light of my work at the women's shelter, the ending stuck out to...

Happy New Year!  Obviously I didn't make a New Year's resolution to blog weekly!  (Although it is Ukrainian New Year's Day today.... so maybe I will?!) We are currently in the season of Epiphany in the church calendar.  I love this season because it is about revelation, about gaining insight into who Jesus is: Saviour, Lord, and God.  The season starts on January 6th which is the day we celebrated the Magi bringing gifts to Jesus and their acknowledgement of Him as king through their worship.  It lasts until Ash Wednesday when Lent starts (this year that is February 18th).  It is a season of light, of embracing the manifestation of God. Last Sunday, we sang the hymn, "Songs of Thankfulness and Praise".   I love how it goes through scenarios from the Gospels of when it is revealed exactly WHO Jesus is: God.  Take a read through and let it draw you toward the One who was born so humbly in the stable and then lived, died,...