PREVIOUS MESSAGES FROM PASTOR KARYN:
So do not fear, for I am with you… Isaiah 41:10
*”After washing the disciple’s feet, the group experienced the last supper with the Lord. Jesus fulfilled the meaning of Passover by giving his body to be broken and his blood to be shed in sacrifice, freeing us from sin and death…”
*”7. Forgive easily and leave problems in the past. 8. Keep your room clean. 9. Don’t annoy your siblings and don’t be too annoying asking for them to stop being annoying.”
Click here to view Pastor Karyn’s “Fifteen Commandments for the Home from our Affirmation Students” message posted January 25, 2022.
*”Let’s keep our hearts and minds open to the possibilities still before us by observing. Let’s put our whole selves into making this year a time of rejuvenation and spiritual renewal.”
*”What I want to do every single day whether it’s Christmas Day or Thanksgiving or Easter or New Year’s Eve is I want to stop and count my blessings…”
*”We are called to be faithful and full of love. We are called to embrace the possibility of new adventures and new ways of being the church and communities of compassion. You all have been part of that and I am grateful for each and every one of you…”
“I just wanted to say thank you before the service started to just let you know that I’m thinking about all the lives that have touched mine…”
“One thing that may be true for many of us. The past year and a half have caused an incredible amount of stress and if you are like me, you haven’t always been as health conscious as you should have been. I’m changing that…”
*”Home base is my faith, home base is my family, home base is where I feel safe. And none of us feel safe all the time, particularly right now. So find your home base… ”
*”It was indeed a crazy week. It felt like 5 days of total chaos. And it was one more time when our staff did a fabulous job handling swiftly changing and challenging realities so well. They checked in, kept their heads on straight, and spent extra time covering the church’s needs as technicians and contractors came and went.”
“Maybe the question is not what’s next, maybe the question is what’s happening now that I can appreciate, that moves me into what’s next. How can I celebrate this moment in its fullness as we begin to discover what’s next together…”
*”We appreciate the ways you have supported us through this crazy year and the patience you have shown as we have made the best decisions we could to keep you safe. We’re ready when you are. Grace and Peace -PK and the Council”
“One of the things we have to do is figure out how to shut things off so that we can have alone time, so that we can have rest and recuperation and reflection time…” Click here to watch Pastor Karyn’s full “Say Goodbye to Grind Culture” posted on May 25, 2021.
*”We‘re not sure what will happen in the future. But we are still being faithful. We are still impacting the world. We are still worshipping together and sharing our faith in profound ways. We are still meeting the needs of many in our community and beyond. And we are still the Gloria Dei Family.”
*”Holy Week is one of the most sacred parts of the Christian calendar. It is a powerful reminder of the reason God sent Jesus to be part of the world.”
*”The thing that gets me really excited about Holy Week is to once again tell the story of redemption, the story of how we’re called together and how Christ lived and died for us and how that amazing and abundant love from God is just beyond our comprehension.”
*”May we feel the weight of these 40 days of Lent and find ways to make the world – even our small piece of it – better for having been part of it.”
*”I continue to rely on one thing, and that is the promise that God is with us. That we never go through anything alone. I hope that we can find ways to uplift each other. I want you to pray for those you agree with, and I want you to pray for those you disagree with. I want you to pray for hope to find it’s way into every heart…
*”What I believe to the core of my being is that God’s will for all people is to live in peace and reconciliation. I am praying hard for those in our government who were terrorized by these acts. I am praying hard for all law enforcement officers trying to bring about an end to the violence. I am praying hard for families and friends separated by differing political beliefs. I pray. And trust God to guide us through these difficult days.”
“Wherever you are, whatever you’re blessed with, whatever you feel like you can spare, this is the moment. Challenge yourself to find a way to do what you can to help others…May you feel God’s peace, may we share in the hope of the Christ child, may we feel the love of God, and may we experience the joy that is the Christmas event. Merry Christmas!”
*”We’re called to care for our neighbors. And the truth is everyone is our neighbor. As we continue to move into this brutal season of cold and snow/ice and more potential spikes of COVID19, caring for our neighbors is part of the job of the community of God…”
*”After prayerful consideration… the Congregational Council Executive Team and I have determined that we will suspend in-person worship and activities during this state-wide pause… We have been through a lot this year as a community of faith…”
*“This Thanksgiving week, may we truly show gratitude for not just the things that are sitting on the table in front of us, but the ways we have been found by each other this year in new and exciting ways…”
*”I do want to move toward a new normal…A normal where we trust one another with our fears and begin to heal our divisions. A normal where we love and affirm one another no matter what.”
*”Be with us your beloveds, as we work to be more united in our work and witness.”
*”Fall tress remind me of the amazing diversity of our world. We’re all different. We all show diverse patterns of change depending on the world around us. But the amazing colors have come out in all of us, too…”
Click here to read Pastor Karyn’s full message from October, 21, 2020.
*“God listens to us, when we have the words and when we don’t. And I believe that as we pray for one another we are being a community of faith.”
*“We are called to be faithful and full of love. We are called to embrace the possibility of new adventures and new ways of being the church and communities of compassion. You all have been part of that and I am grateful for each and every one of you…”