by Federated Church East Arlington | Nov 1, 2018 | prayers
O God, some events that happen far away to total strangers have the power to break our hearts. As those who were killed in Pittsburgh and Lexington are laid to eternal rest, we acknowledge our connection as your children and pray for the wisdom and courage to...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Oct 26, 2018 | prayers
As the temperatures drop and the trees lose their stunning autumn outfits, our thoughts turn to those of our neighbors – your beloved children, Almighty God – who are cold. Perhaps they are cold from a lack of fuel to heat their homes. Maybe the cold...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Oct 19, 2018 | prayers
Grace is unearned and yet we are a striving people. Slow us down, Loving God, to a pace in which we are able to pause, reflect and appreciate the beauty in our midst – the kindness of a neighbor, the pink clouds of a sunrise, the purr of a beloved cat, the...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Oct 19, 2018 | past sermons
Mark 10:2-16 “Relationship Status” October 6, 2018 There is tremendous curiosity about who people are seeing, married to, partnered with to or spotted with. One need only take a peek on-line or at any of a host of television programs or space given to pairings in what...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Oct 19, 2018 | past sermons
Mark 9:38-50 “All for One and One for All” September 30, 2018 Let’s say you’ve been invited to a big party and you only know the host and a few other folks. You start mingling and inevitably the conversation turns to where are you from or how do you know the host or...
