A reading from the gospel according to Matthewand also from the prophet Isaiah: (Matthew 1:21-23) “She will give birth to a son and you are

The last couple of weeks we’ve been exploring a theology of thankfulness. Towards the end of his letter to the Thessalonians,Paul writes these words: (5.16-18)

We’re going to be in 1 Thessalonians today. We’re spending three weeks reflecting on three verses—verses 16-18 in chapter five: (5.16-18) Rejoice always, pray continually,

I had a few different ideas about 
directions that we could go,places we could explore,things that might be helpful for us as a community— but