This Sunday at Peace

Scripture: Ezekiel 27 and John 11

a note from Holly

Six years ago, we were in the early days of Covid.

It was frightening—

Scenes of hospitals and health care workers overrun in New York City.

And disorienting—

Driving into downtown Dayton on March 15th—where my daughter had just been hired to manage a congressional race—just as the governor announced a state-wide shut down.

And grace-filled—

“Zoom Church” brought old friends, scattered around the country, back to us, and new ones, like the Dickeys: Jenna, Derrik, Harper and Eleanor.  This Sunday, we will baptize the youngest Dickey, baby Sean. A gift we couldn’t have imagined in those early Covid days.

Our lessons this Sunday, from Ezekiel and John, the valley of the dry bones and the raising of Lazarus, offer life, hope, community, in the face of death and shadow.

Thankful for the meaning and miracle open to us in every moment.
Holly