Weekly Devotions

  To the Good Folk of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren,   Denominational Online Worship Opportunity “Venturing Forth Boldly as a Faith Family” is the theme of a denomination-wide, online worship gathering of the Church of the Brethren for this Saturday, February 27 .  The worship will be live streamed at 8 p.m. Eastern time .  The service is planned by the Annual Conference Program and Arrangements Committee.  A link for the worship service and more information is at www.brethren.org/ac/online-worship-2021   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 Pastor Bill that week by Thursday evening.    Prayer Requests: Jose Aponte requests prayers.Due to a recent probation violation, Jose’s must now serve his full remaining sentence, which will be completed in March ...

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 Pastor Bill that week by Thursday evening.    Thank You: To all who call others to check in on them and to share our emails and devotions.   Today’s Devotion: Thank you to Karen Haldeman for this week’s devotion.   Scripture   “You are dust, and to dust you shall return.”  (Genesis 3:19)   Thoughts   On first reading, this scripture passage sounds kind of depressing.  It appears in the biblical story of Adam and Eve disobeying God’s instruction to not eat fruit from a certain tree in the Garden of Eden.  When God discovers their actions, he tells them that they will need to work hard, that  childbirth would be painful, and that they would expe...

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 Pastor Bill that week by Thursday evening.    Prayer Request: Joy Derck asks for prayers for her father Merle Brubaker who has suffered a broken hip from a fall.Please pray for wisdom in making treatment decisions and for Merle’s healing. Jeff Clouser asks for prayers for his son Addison and for Addison’s mother Julie. Both have tested positive for COVID.   See this Saturday’s “Weekly Up” email for additional prayer concerns.   Thank You: To all who call others to check in on them and to share our emails and devotions.   Today’s Devotion: Karen Haldeman has written today’s devotion.  It contains an invitation for prayer in our sanctuary on Ash We...

  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 Pastor Bill that week by Thursday evening.    Prayer Request: Shila Ulrich asks for prayers for her sister, Nena Steward, mother of two small children, who was hospitalized last week with COVID.She is now home and recovering slowly. Nancy Hemler’s family has requested prayers for Nancy who is not doing well and has taken a turn for the worse following her second COVID infection. See this Saturday’s “Weekly Up” email for additional prayer concerns.   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 todays devotion.  I hope you find it helpful.    Shalom, Dennis   Scripture ...