Tag: pain
Finding rebirth in all of creation
![Vegetation consuming an old barn](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/flessner_TOP-jpg.webp)
On Good Friday, Rev. Jodie Flessner saw a glimpse of what it means to fully trust all of creation to God’s redemptive power.
Brokenness transformed into joy
![Pottery crack repaired](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/advent_3_top.png)
Members of a growing Michigan Conference Contemplative Cohort invite you to spend Fridays in Advent exploring a form of contemplative prayer. This week, Rev. Paul Reissmann encourages us to find… Continue Reading Brokenness transformed into joy
Take a moment or two for joy
![Catching fireflies in a mason jar.](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/fireflies_web.png)
Bishop David Bard, in this month’s Joyful Journey, encourages us to carve out time for joy-filled moments, so that we may have the capacity to care for the world’s pain… Continue Reading Take a moment or two for joy