Tag Archives: God’s Love

Breathe

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Hedy Collver

As long as your heart is beating, as long as there is breath in your lungs, you are a child of God walking upon this earth. Reach up to place your fingers against your neck. Feel the pulse there, tapping … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged beloved, breath, breathe, child of God, God's Love, Holy Spirit, love, spirit | 2 Comments

Dreaming of Peace

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Hedy Collver

[Transcript of a sermon delivered at Plantation UMC on February 11, 2018.] Peace. Up there with a cure for cancer and winning the lottery, it is one of the things people pray for the most. Peace for our world. Peace … Continue reading →

Posted in Lent | Tagged church, God, God's Love, Jesus, peace, politics, shalom, Work | 1 Comment

Down to Earth Christmas

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Hedy Collver

Text from the Christmas Eve message at Plantation UMC. I don’t remember how young I was the first time I went to a Christmas Eve service. Probably 7 or 8 years old. My family didn’t attend church, but on Christmas … Continue reading →

Posted in Advent | Tagged Agape, Christmas, church, God, God's Love, interest, Jesus, Joseph, love, Mary | 5 Comments

A Down to Earth Trust

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Hedy Collver

Isaiah 40:6-11 (New Living Translation) A voice said, “Shout!” I asked, “What should I shout?” “Shout that people are like the grass. Their beauty fades as quickly as the flowers in a field. The grass withers and the flowers fade … Continue reading →

Posted in Advent | Tagged Christmas, God, God's Love, Jesus, Joseph, Mary, obedience, trust | Leave a comment

Blessed

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Hedy Collver

Matthew 4:1-12 (New Revised Standard Version) When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in … Continue reading →

Posted in Lent | Tagged Beatitudes, Blessed, God's Love, Holy Week, hunger, Inigo Montoya, Jesus, justice, Lent, love, Makarioi, Makarios, Matthew 5, meek, merciful, mourning, peacemakers, persecuted, Poor in spirit, pure, righteousness, thirst | 1 Comment

Living Water

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Hedy Collver

John 4:7-15 (New Revised Standard Version) A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” (His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is … Continue reading →

Posted in Lent | Tagged faith, gift, God, God's Love, grace, hope, Jacob's Well, Jesus, judgment, Living Water, love, Messiah, Photina, Samaritan Woman, shame, St Photina, thirst, water, Woman at the Well | 3 Comments

Called to the Wilderness

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Hedy Collver

Matthew 4:1-11 (New Revised Standard Version) Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. The tempter came and said … Continue reading →

Posted in Lent | Tagged authority, beloved, call, called, comfort, communion, God's Love, Israel, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Lent, love, Matthew 4, rebel, security, temptation, wilderness | 2 Comments

A Knock at Midnight

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Hedy Collver

Luke 11:5-8 (King James Version) And he said unto them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine in his … Continue reading →

Posted in Pondering Scripture | Tagged action, darkness, God's Love, healing, hope, injustice, Jesus, justice, knock, Knock at Midnight, love, Luke 11, midnight, neighbor, pray, prayer, trust, violence | 1 Comment

Prayer – Fort Lauderdale Shooting

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Hedy Collver

By now you most likely have heard about the shooting today at the Fort Lauderdale Airport. Just last night, I was there, picking up my husband. The baggage claim area is usually a place of happy tourists and reunited families. … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged Fort Lauderdale, God, God's Love, grace, love, prayer, shooting, violence | 2 Comments

Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Hedy Collver

A few years ago for Christmas I gave my niece Emma a Fisher Price nativity set just like this one. The cutest little roly poly Mary and Joseph you’ve ever seen, with a little baby Jesus in the straw. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Advent | Tagged Baby Jesus, Christmas, God's Love, grace, Jesus, Joseph, love, Mary, nativity, shepherds | Leave a comment