The Fulfillment of a Promise

This Sunday, we come together to celebrate the promises we make as

disciples of Christ.  We come to worship and sing praises to God who is

still speaking in our lives and we come to be the church; one body with many members gathered in the name of Christ.  Sunday, May 17th, following worship we gather for the Annual Meeting of Maple Street Congregational Church to fulfill God's vision of the beloved community.  Come good people of God! 

Pastor Pam

 

                                 Creating the Beloved Community
"Our goal is to create a beloved community and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives." – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

O God, all people are your Beloved,
across races, nationalities, religions, sexual orientations
and all the ways we are distinctive from one another.
We are all manifestations of your image.
We are bound together in an inescapable network of mutuality
and tied to a single garment of destiny.
You call us into your unending work
of justice, peace and love.
Let us know your presence among us now:
Let us delight in our diversity
that offers glimpses of the mosaic of your beauty.
Strengthen us with your steadfast love and
transform our despairing fatigue into hope-filled action.
Under the shadow of your wings 
may we find rest and strength, renewal and hope.
We ask this, inspired by the great prophetic voices 
of our times, and in Jesus’ name. Amen.