Lake Country United Church

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Traci Hubbard One morning a woman asked, “Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all? The mirror replied,   "Don’t come any closer. Objects in the mirror are as worn out as they appear". Most of us treat mirrors like trusted friends — unless it’s early morning, and fluorescent lighting is involved. Then suddenly, the mirror feels more like a prophet telling uncomfortable truths. This morning is the first Sunday of Lent, and we will be taking an honest look into

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I am going to begin this reflection with a confession: I went to see my therapist to talk about my ego. The session went very well. I am very much better than all of you today.  Not really, but I bet we have all met a few people who would say something like this. One Sunday when Anne Lamott was teaching her Sunday School Children’s class, she asked the question, “What’s the difference between God and me?” A child it their hand up and said, “God never thinks he’s me.” The ego

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by Traci Hubbard There’s a quiet fear most of us carry that we don’t say out loud: What if this story doesn’t end   well? What if our prayer isn’t answered the way we hoped? What if the healing doesn’t come? What if the relationship doesn’t mend? What if the future looks smaller than we imagined? The Spirit thunders into our honest, human fear, when Paul writes, “If God is for us, who is against us? Nothing, no thing, no one in all creation will be able to separate us from th

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By Traci Hubbard There is a kind of fun that leaves us tired, broke, and needing a nap. And then there is holy fun  — the kind that somehow fills our soul while we’re doing it. Holy fun is the laughter that sneaks up on us while we’re offering our gifts. It’s the joy that bubbles up when we are being exactly who Divine LOVE made us to be. It’s the lightness that comes when faith is not a burden, but a delight. And if we read the Gospels carefully, we realize something importa

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Traci Hubbard                  What's the difference between Elon Musk and God? God doesn't think he's Elon Musk.   Proverbs 3:5–6 gives us one of the most quoted and least practiced verses in the Bible: Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” We love this verse… right up until we have a plan. Because trusting the Divine is beautiful in theory, but in practice, we real

By Rev. Nancy Monteith Prayer: Gracious God, you pour out your Spirit on us and invite us to “come and see” the miraculous gifts of the community you have gathered.  Receive our thanks for your bountiful grace, as shown to us in Jesus Christ.  Speak through these words God and may they be received as a gift which may transform those hearing them today.  Amen How do we see?  You might automatically think well, with my eyes. Perhaps with our glasses.  Yet there are so many ways

Welcome To each one of you, welcome to this page. No matter who you are, no matter where you’re at, no matter what you believe, no matter who you love, you belong here. Virtual Worship Service

Welcome To each one of you, welcome to this page. No matter who you are, no matter where you’re at, no matter what you believe, no matter who you love, you belong here. Virtual Worship Service

by Traci Hubbard A teacher tells her class of young children that they should bring a symbol of their religion to class the next day, for the purposes of cultural enrichment. The next day, the teacher begins to go around the room, asking children to show what they brought. The first little boy says, "I'm Jewish, and this is a menorah! We light it to celebrate Hanukkah." "Very good!" says the teacher. Then, turning to the next student, "Now how about you?" The little girl stoo

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By Traci Hubbard I am betting that most of us know that to get a squirrel to like us, all we have to do is act like a nut. Folks, there has always been a ton of misinformation floating around. Winston Churchill was brilliant in using misinformation to guide his enemies to the wrong places. In 1 Kings 3, we see that Solomon has become the king of Isreal and it appears that YHWH has handed him a blank check by asking, “What do you want?” Notice, this is not a Genie in a bottle

Bob Thompson               The last Sunday of the year – four days before the start of a new year. Always, at this time of year, talk turns to the resolutions we are going to make for the new year. Nowadays, the talk is mostly cynical – about how long it will be before we break those resolutions. But it isn’t necessarily a bad thing, to be thinking about New Years resolutions.               I looked up the origins for making New Years Resolutions, and the practice goes back a

Welcome To each one of you, welcome to this page. No matter who you are, no matter where you’re at, no matter what you believe, no matter who you love, you belong here. Virtual Worship Service

Welcome To each one of you, welcome to this page. No matter who you are, no matter where you’re at, no matter what you believe, no matter who you love, you belong here. Virtual Worship Service

Welcome To each one of you, welcome to this page. No matter who you are, no matter where you’re at, no matter what you believe, no matter who you love, you belong here. Virtual Worship Service