Lately, the days seem to be ever changing.
It can be challenging to find that peaceful start to your day.
Why not pair your morning cup of coffee or tea with some beautiful morning reflection?
 

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for spiritual self-care and to start your day with divine inspiration
and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
 

Come and See
(Deacon Andy Cirmo)
Sunday | January 17, 2021


Leaving our boat again to listen and see
With such longing have we so searched
Burdened with so many questions
Could John be The One; Could this be HE?

Have we finally found he who is to come
Who so many who have come to seek
Yet a surprise just now as John speaks again
Now pointing to another who is The One
 
He humbles himself before this man
The one of whom the prophet now speaks
This quiet one, this Nazarene
Is this truly he who fulfills God’s plan?

To follow this man Jesus is now our fate
He of whom John has spoken
We must listen closely and go to see
If he is indeed the One for whom we wait
 
What are you looking for, asks he
The Son of David, the One, we say
Then as we ask: Where are you staying?
 He gently replies with a smile: Come, and see

This day we have so longed to be
 Yelling as I run to tell my brother Peter
We have found the Messiah
And we now bring Peter to see

This Jesus now looks deeply at him
My brother, who so wants to believe
And calls him Cephas, the Rock
 And so does our life story truly begin

Thank you, oh great God of all
For your great love and the wondrous gift
Of your only son Jesus: God with Us
Given to us for our salvation…
Strengthen us and open our hearts
As we now follow your and pray
That with the power of your love
The strength of our faith, and your grace
We can change hearts
And bring all mankind to you
 

Questions of Andrew
(Deacon Andy Cirmo)
Sunday | January 10, 2021


Who is this of whom God's voice like the wind speaks out
Who is this for whom the sky and the heavens open
Who is this upon whom the dove descends from above
Who is this for whom the prophet proclaims his unworthiness
Who is this who comes with signs from heaven yet humbles himself as us
Who is this in whose presence my spirit is stirred with longing

What kind of man is this of whom I now run to tell my brother Peter
What kind of man is this whose mere presence seems to stop time itself
What kind of man is this whom I and James and John feel compelled to follow
What kind of man is this whose voice lifts my heart like no other
What kind of man is this whose mere presence lifts me up
What kind of man is this whose words flow like honey into my soul

Is this the One of whom the teachers said was to come
Is this the One who will free us all from our bondage
Is this the One who will lift our burden of sin
Is this the One who will bring peace and bounty to our land
Is this the One for whom we have longed since Abraham

How is it that He comes not with servants nor armies
How is it that He comes not with riches nor splendor
How is it that He comes as man, yet not as other men
How is it that He says He leads us to His kingdom, but where
How is it that as the prophet says: He will baptize us with the Spirit
How is it that He comes already knowing our hearts

Why am I compelled to follow and to be with Him
Why am I so moved and joyful when I hear His voice
Why am I running to tell my brother and my friends about Him
Why am I willing to leave all I have without fear and follow Him
Why is it that not everyone is following Him

All I know is that His words heal me and lift my heart 
All I know is that in His presence I can feel the Spirit of love
All I know is when I hear Him I have never felt this moved 
All I know is that I am now filled with both peace and joy
All I know is that I must follow and tell everyone of this Jesus 

I too am not worthy to stoop and loose the thongs of His sandals.