Dennis the Eremite

This blog is mostly sermons, reflections and poetry of a currently retired (as of August 31, 2019) pastor residing in Mattawa/Desert Aire, Washington. An eremite is someone who lives in a wilderness or desert of some kind. I have often lived in remote places. Early Christian eremites lived under the discipline of solitude within the discipline of community. I'm learning how to be simultaneously retired and yet in continued ministry as a Christian in the Body, the Church of Jesus.

Monday, October 20, 2014

God Bless You, Friends

Benburb Presbyterian Church, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Photo by Phyllis Tibbs, 2008

God bless you, friends.

We welcome you,

And greet you in the Lord’s name.

Our Father’s house belongs to you.

You are the reason Jesus came.

So may the Spirit gladden you

And guide you with his holy Flame.

We pray to share our lives with you,

For you and we are loved the same.

Dennis Evans, c. 1993

2 comments:

Kay G.October 21, 2014 at 7:15 PM
Oh, I love this! And I just see the painting that could go beside this... a bright orange/red flame and you would see Jesus behind it somehow.(And lots of faces alongside the flame as well). Hey, I am not an artist, but I can just picture it. This would be perfect at a front of a church.
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