This Sunday, I will begin a 5 week sermon series on The Lord’s Prayer. The Lord’s Prayer is something that most of us know and can recite by heart. It may have been the very first prayer you learned. We call it the The Lord’s Prayer because this is the prayer that Jesus taught his disciples when they asked him to teach them to pray.
The Lord’s Prayer can be found in both Matthew and Luke - although they vary slightly. Matthew contains a longer version that is part of the Sermon on the Mount.
Did you know that the famous ending, “For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory…” is not found in the earliest Greek manuscripts of Matthew or Luke? It was likely added later for liturgical use and is most famously preserved in the King James Version and the Protestant traditions. These lines are known as the doxology.
This prayer is universal as it is used across many denominations as well as in the Roman Catholic Church - although varying slightly. It serves as a great template for aligning ones heart to God’s desires, emphasizing praise, reliance on God and ethical living.
The Lord’s Prayer is profound in its simplicity. I invite you to come to worship and learn more about the meaning of the words that Jesus taught so long ago. This is a great time to invite a friend or family member to come to church with you.
Come expecting to meet Jesus. Come ready to be transformed.
- Rev. Dawn-Marie
Happy NEW year! Can you believe it is 2026? I can still remember when we were all worried about what was going to happen when the year 2000 came and now - omg it is 26 years later…where oh where did the time go?
Time seems to slip by all too quickly. When Sarah-Grace had Charlie, she received a coffee mug that said, “The days are long, but the years are short!” I think of that saying now as I anticipate a new year.
January always seems to come in harsh - with a bang or a thud. The silent season of Christmas still in our hearts and then BAM - it is time to move on and keep moving into the new year. The beautiful holiness of the birth of Christ seems to be pushed out by the need to start again. Too often, Epiphany gets shoved aside and the rest of the Christmas season is forgotten. It saddens me to see Christmas trees carelessly thrown out beside the curb, only to be replaced by the normalcy of darkened windows and naked yards. Christmas is not over until January 6th - which sadly is today.
I will be honest with you - my decorations and my tree will still be up for quite a while. Christmas comes and goes so suddenly, I like to keep them around to remind me of the sacredness of the Christ child. The silent night, the holy night. The hushed alleluia’s sung on Christmas Eve and the flickering of the candlelight service.
But, alas, it is January and even though I hate to put away the thoughts and feelings of Christmas, it must be done. It is time for new challenges and opportunities. 2026 is a brand new year just waiting for us to join God in His plans for His church.
I invite you to prayerfully discern how you would like God to work within you in 2026! There is no doubt great things are ahead. God promises us that he has plans for us to prosper. What does that look like for you? What does that look like for Bruen Chapel? What does that look like for Cameron?
I, for one am so excited for what lies ahead for all of us. I believe we need to dream big dreams! Dream big enough dreams that they are guaranteed to fail UNLESS God is in them. Think about that. What is your dream for our church? If money wasn’t an issue - what would you like to see? If we had enough people to do whatever you dreamed - what would you dare to dream? These are the ideas I want to hear. I believe that ALL things are possible with God. I believe that both Bruen Chapel and Cameron can grow and be a light in the dark world. But you have to believe it too! You have to want it. You have to come to church expecting God to show up and change you and everyone there. YOU have to be willing to change and grow and dare to dream. So -what say you? What will we see God do in 2026?
- Rev. Dawn-Marie
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