Retreat Series Week 2: Delights Forevermore

Psalm 15:5-11

The Signpost of Delight / The Problem of Pleasure
Our congregational retreat, "In God's Presence -- Seeking Rest and Delight in Everyday Life."
We began last time reflecting on the idea of Sabbath/rest planted in the very active account of creation. God rests. God gives people a rhythm of rest in everyday life. But also part of that idea: the Sabbath is not sad or ascetic, but celebratory, a time of delight and pleasure. People have always lived hard lives. God wanted a time of focused joy and delight in our lives. Likewise Jesus, as Lord of the Sabbath, called his disciple to a deep "rest for your souls."

Startled by Hope

Psalm 13

To begin our journey together through the season of Advent, we view hope through the eyes of one man who has waited long for an answer.  After hundreds of years of silence, God speaks to this grumpy, nearly-retired priest who has given up on getting a response to his prayers.