Weekly Devotions

  To the Good Folk of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren,   Joys and Concerns If you have a joy or concern you would like us to share and pray about, please call, text, or email it to me.  If you would like it included in our Sunday Worship sharing and prayer time, please share it with me that week by Friday morning.    Prayers for Deb Lohrer, who is having hip replacement surgery tomorrow morning. Continued prayers for Ben Long following brain surgery last week to remove a tumor.It will take a couple of weeks for the pathology report to be completed and a follow up plan to be determined.Ben and his wife Sarah live in California.He is the son of Lori and Tim Long. Prayers for Ron “Pickle” Hepner, and family.Ron has entered Hospice Care, declining further treatment for metastasized prostate and liver cancers.Ron is Angie Gottshall Hepner’s father-in-law.Ron’s son and Angie’s husband is Brian Hepner.   Thank You: To all who call others to check in on them and...

  To the Good Folk of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren,   This Could Be Important My cell phone has died.  A replacement phone has been ordered.  I should have cell phone service by tomorrow sometime.  Until then, if you need to be in touch with me either email me, call the church office, or call me at home.    Joys and Concerns If you have a joy or concern you would like us to share and pray about, please call, text, or email it to me.  If you would like it included in our Sunday Worship sharing and prayer time, please share it with me that week by Friday morning.    Thank You: To all who call others to check in on them and to share our emails and devotions.   Today’s Devotion: I have written today’s devotion.  I hope it encourages you to seek the peace of Christ.   Shalom, Dennis   Scripture – Colossians 3:15a Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts…   Thoughts One of my favorite scripture readings is Col...

  To the Good Folk of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren, Joys and Concerns If you have a joy or concern you would like us to share and pray about, please call, text, or email it to me.  If you would like it included in our Sunday Worship sharing and prayer time, please share it with me that week by Friday morning.    Prayers of thanksgiving for a successful surgery yesterday for three-month old Connor Clarke, grandson of Scot and Deb Blouch, and son of Maggie and Andrew Clarke. Prayers for Ben Long who is anticipating brain surgery later this week.Ben is the son of Lori and Tim Long. Congratulations to Jason and Kimberly Maurer on the birth yesterday of a baby girl, Madelyn Irene.   Jeff and Diana Maurer are proud grandparents and Madelyn's great grandma is Ruth Ann Heisey. Anonymous prayers are requested for someone undergoing surgery tomorrow.Just pray and God will know the details.   Thank You: To all who call others to check in on them and to share our...

To the Good Folk of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren,   Joys and Concerns If you have a joy or concern you would like us to share and pray about, please call, text, or email it to me.  If you would like it included in our Sunday Worship sharing and prayer time, please share it with me that week by Friday morning. Continued prayers for John Grace, as he recovers from by-pass heart surgery on Monday. Prayers for those in harm’s way due to the fires on the west coast, due to the hurricane impacting the Gulf Coast, and due to the ongoing Corona Virus pandemic. An update from Cindy Weatherholtz for the great nephew of a friend from work.Four-year-old Ryder has finished his first round of radiation for brain cancer.  In 4-6 weeks, they will do a CAT scan to see if it did any good.  At that point they will try a new medication that should keep things from progressing further.  Please continue to pray for Ryder and his family. Thank You: To all who ...

To the Good Folk of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren,   Joys and Concerns If you have a joy or concern you would like us to share and pray about, please call, text, or email it to me.  If you would like it included in our Sunday Worship sharing and prayer time, please share it with me that week by Friday morning.  Yesterday, September 14 th , was Betty Schell’s 75 th birthday!Happy birthday to Betty!Betty is a blessing to her family, church family, friends, and many others. Prayers of celebration and for continued recovery for John Grace.John’s quadruple by-pass heart surgery yesterday was successful.His condition is critical for the next couple of days while in intensive care at HMC.He will be discharged in about one week for an additional week of recovery at the Hershey Rehabilitation Hospital. Prayers for those in harm’s way due to the fires in Washington, Oregon and California, due to the hurricane impacting the Gulf Coast, and due to the ongoing Corona Virus pande...

To the Good Folk of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren, Joys and Concerns If you have a joy or concern you would like us to share and pray about, please call, text or email it to me.   If you would like it included in our Sunday Worship sharing and prayer time, please share it with me that week by Friday morning. Prayers for John Grace who is anticipating quadruple bypass heart surgery on Monday at HMC.   He remains a patient there until the surgery and initial recovery is complete, and then some additional recovery time is anticipated in an area rehab facility.   John asks for his wife Carol to be included in our prayers.   Thank You:   To all who call others to check in on them and share our emails and devotions. Today’s Devotion: I have written today’s devotion.   I hope it blesses you! Shalom, Dennis Scripture – Psalm 139:1-6 (KJV) O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, ...

To the Good Folk of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren,   Joys and Concerns If you have a joy or concern you would like us to share and pray about, please call, text or email it to me.  If you would like it included in our Sunday Worship sharing and prayer time, please share it with me that week by Friday morning.   Thank You:  To all who call others to check in on them and share our emails and devotions.   Today’s Devotion: I am thankful to Sandi Smith for providing today’s devotion.  If you wish to respond to Sandi directly, her email address is tomandsandi@sandisbreads.com .     Shalom, Dennis   Scripture – Romans 8:14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.   Thoughts What does it mean to be led by the Spirit? What does it mean to be a child of God?   When our children were young and were trying to make decisions or navigate situations, I would encourage them to follow their instincts. I would tell the...

To the Good Folk of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren,   Joys and Concerns If you have a joy or concern you would like us to share and pray about, please call, text or email it to me.  If you would like it included in our Sunday Worship sharing and prayer time, please share it with me that week by Friday morning. Correction: Michele Gottshall asks for prayers for all school employees and students as they begin this unusual school year.  (A cut and paste glitch removed the content of this prayer request in Tuesday’s devotion email.) Deb Wilson asks for prayers for her mom, who is not doing well.She is not eating, which may prompt Hospice care to begin. Alicia Brieve asks prayers for her grandparents Jean and Roy Summers.Hospitalized earlier this week, Jean has returned home and is receiving Hospice care. Thank You:  To all who call others to check in on them and share our emails and devotions.   Today’s Devotion: I have written today’s devotion.  I am so t...

  To the Good Folk of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren, Joys and Concerns If you have a joy or concern you would like us to share and pray about, please call, text or email it to me.   If you would like it included in our Sunday Worship sharing and prayer time, please share it with me that week by Friday morning. Pray for: ·     Michele Gottshall asks for prayers for all school employees and students as they begin this unusual school year. Thank You:   To all who call others to check in on them and share our emails and devotions. Today’s Devotion: I have written today’s devotion.   I hope it reminds you of some people who nurtured your faith, and perhaps, even the people that nurtured their faith. Shalom, Dennis Scripture - 2 Timothy 1:5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you. Thoughts In his letter to the you...