We Are Here for You!

A reading from the prophecy of Malachi (Chapter 3:19-20a) “Lo, the day is coming, blasting like an oven, when all the proud and all evildoers will be stubble.” This is one of many warnings that we read in the Hebrew Scriptures; it is directed at the Jewish people who had returned to Jerusalem after.

A reading from the prophecy of Ezekiel (Chapter 47:1-2, 8-9, 12) In this reading, Ezekiel describes a vision in which water flows from the temple, eventually reaching the sea. That water, originating in the house of God, turns the salt water fresh and nourishes living things. God is everywhere and.

A reading from the Book of Wisdom (Chapter 3:1-9) The first wake service I conducted as a deacon was for a 13-year-old boy who had been shot accidentally by a friend. As I prepared for the ritual, I realized that I had to avoid the temptation to tell that boy's family that somehow this was all.