Lake Country United Church

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

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

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

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

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 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

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 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