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Thought for the Day, April 27, 2020

Posted by Traci Smith on

April 27, 2020


Thought for the day: ​Grief​. ​What have you lost, or are losing because of the COVID-19 crisis? For each of us, the answer is different. It’s very important to acknowledge the grief we’re feeling these days. Your grief is not any less important than anyone else’s and whether you’re grieving something small, or large, find away to speak your grief out loud. Whether you journal, share with a friend, or simply acknowledge your grief to yourself, naming the things that grieve you will be good for your soul. On Wednesday night (after our Zoom check in) you are invited to an online service of Lament, hosted by local musicians, ​The Many.  You can find that information ​HERE​. The broadcast is also available afterwards for viewing. Peace to all of you, this day.



Pray as you Go: ​THIS ​app is one of my favorites. It’s got a great format and includes music and a text each day. I don’t listen every day, but when I do, I’m always grateful.

CHALK THE WALK: ​There’s some chalk out by our circle drive at EPC. If we get a nice day, stop by and draw on the circle drive with messages of hope and joy for people walking by!

THESE DAYS DEVOTIONAL BOOKS:​ It took awhile for them to get to us, but the “THESE DAYS” devotionals have arrived and are in a basket by the door at the circle drive. If you’d like one delivered to your house, please contact Pastor Traci.


WEDNESDAY ZOOM BOOK DISCUSSION: ​On April 29, the topic of our Zoom Meeting will be the book Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor. If you’ve not read the book, you’ll still be able to participate in the discussion, but if you’d like to read the book, it’s included as one of the Kindle Unlimited books. If you’re not a Kindle Unlimited member, you can try it free for 30 days. ​Here’s ​a link to the book. I think you’ll find that it speaks to these times.

Here’s the link to our Zoom for April 29 https://zoom.us/j/515981426

BOOK DISCUSSION EXCERPT​: If you don’t have time to read the whole book, just take a look at this EXCERPT ​in preparation for the Wednesday discussion.

Anxiety Workbook: ​Are you finding yourself full of anxiety about coronavirus? ​HERE’s ​a workbook for you to use to work through some of the anxiety, and find peace. Printer not able to handle such a large file? Let me know and I’ll print one out at the church and deliver it to you! Let’s all protect our emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

Contribute to the Online Prayer Wall: ​To make a post on the prayer wall, go ​HERE​. Let’s pray for each other and share our requests.

Virtual Coffee Hour: ​Join us on Zoom on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. for a quick virtual coffee hour. We’ll hop on Zoom and say hello to one another! ​https://zoom.us/j/515981426​ See you there!

LOOKING AHEAD TO A MAY BOOK DISCUSSION​: Check out ​The Art of Living.​ We’ll discuss it on Wednesday, May 27th. Note that it’s also available on Kindle Unlimited via Amazon.


Love to all, in Christ,

Pastor Traci

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