Questions
What “New Week Resolutions” are you making this week?
What are some things from this last year that you need to forget about or move on from?
How will you practice the presence of God this week?
What “New Week Resolutions” are you making this week?
What are some things from this last year that you need to forget about or move on from?
How will you practice the presence of God this week?
Find a comfortable, quiet place to sit
Set a timer for 5 minutes
Close your eyes
Breath deeply
Open yourself up to an awareness of God’s presence with you at this moment
How lovely is your dwelling place,
Lord Almighty!
My soul yearns, even faints,
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God.
Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young—
a place near your altar,
Lord Almighty, my King and my God.
Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
they are ever praising you.[c]
Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
As they pass through the Valley of Baka,
they make it a place of springs;
the autumn rains also cover it with pools.[d]
They go from strength to strength,
till each appears before God in Zion.
Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty;
listen to me, God of Jacob.
Look on our shield,[e] O God;
look with favor on your anointed one.
Better is one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
the Lord bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold
from those whose walk is blameless.
Lord Almighty,
blessed is the one who trusts in you.
-PSALM 84
When life gets hard, our Pastoral Care team is available to talk and pray.
Sunday through Thursday, from 9a – 9p, Pastoral Care is just a phone call away.
Reach out to us at 312-252-3062.
A quick message for those joining us in person this weekend:
Recently, the CDC shared new guidelines for wearing face masks in public and in indoor settings to promote safety in areas with substantial risks of transmission. Therefore, we are requiring that masks are worn while in the building on Sundays.
We are continuously reviewing the CDC guidelines and what our next steps will be – as your safety remains our priority.
