by Natalie Hart | Feb 26, 2022 | Lent, Prayer Calendar
Lent begins on Wednesday, March 2 and ends on Easter, April 17. Lent is the time we get ready to celebrate the mystery of Easter—Jesus shows us the way to get ready. The verses in this prayer calendar will help remind us of the ways that God guides, leads, and teaches us. Print out the 47-space path from below or draw your own. On Ash Wednesday, read the verse for the day from the Lent Prayer Calendar (from below or from your favorite translation of the Bible). Choose a word from that verse that stands out for you and write it in a space in the path. Sundays are feast days, so choose to do something that brings you joy on those days. Continue to write on one space every day until Easter. ***** Psalm 16:11 (ERV) You will teach me the right way to live. Just being with you will bring complete happiness. Psalm 18:36 (ERV) You cleared a path for my feet so that I could walk without stumbling. Psalm 23:3 (ERV) He restores my strength. He leads me on right paths to show that he is good. Psalm 25:4 (ERV) LORD, help me learn your ways. Show me how you want me to live. Psalm 25:5 (ERV) LORD, guide me and teach me your truths. You are my God, my Savior. You are the one I have been waiting for. Psalm 25:9-10 (ERV) He teaches his ways to humble people. He leads them with fairness. Psalm 25:10 (MSG) From now on every road you travel will take you to GOD. Follow the Covenant signs; read the...
by Natalie Hart | Jan 27, 2022 | Prayer Calendar
Feb. 1, 1965 The United States may have passed the Amendment to the Constitution that made slavery illegal, but slave-owning states were slow to tell slaves about it. It took until June 19 for the word to reach slaves in Texas. Even after that, lots of cities, churches, businesses, and people still treated Black people the same as when they were slaves. Feb. 3, 1870 This Amendment may have guaranteed the right to vote to all people, but in reality, that’s not how it worked. Women couldn’t vote until 1920, and Black men and women couldn’t vote in a lot of cities and states until the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965. Some states are still trying to make it hard for Black and Brown people to vote. Feb. 4, 1913 Happy Birthday to Rosa Parks! She was a Black civil rights activist who refused to move to the back of a city bus so a White lady could sit in her spot. Rosa Parks was arrested, but justice organizations argued against her arrest in the courts. It got all the way to the Supreme Court, and bus segregation was declared unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Feb. 5 The Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives is at 87 Monroe Center. Its many collections reflect the unique historical and cultural contributions of local African Americans and people of color upon North America and globally. Plan a visit: https://www.graama.org/. Feb. 9 The Grand Rapids African American Health Institute works to improve fairness in health care and...
by Natalie Hart | Oct 20, 2021 | Prayer Calendar
Some of our families really enjoyed using the Creation Season Prayer Calendar in September and October, so we’re going to keep it going! Each month will have a theme. Unsurprisingly, November’s theme is Gratitude. Each day includes a suggestion for something to give thanks for. If the suggestion is general, think of people you know who fit in that category and pray for them by name. The specific foods are the 4 most common kid answers to “what is your favorite food”–feel free to substitute your own favorites. There are three days that have a suggestion specific to the life of our church: November 7: give thanks for your children’s worship leader(s), because children’s worship is coming back that day! November 21: give thanks for Pastor Jack and Eileen, because Pastor Jack is retiring from being Grace’s minister and this is their last Sunday with us. November 28: give thanks for Pastor Dave, who will be our interim pastor until we call a new Senior Pastor, and this is his first Sunday with us. For a printable calendar, click...
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