“Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.” Colossians 3:14 (NRSV)
Here is the link for Sunday, August 17, 2025 worship service: https://youtu.be/XHu45Q3nqNM
Sunday, August 24 2025 – Worship starts 9:30 a.m. – joint service with GSA with GSA leading the service.
Our joint services with The Church of the Good Shepherd Anglican (GSA) for the summer months are as follows:
GSA – August 24
TUC – August 31
Scripture to Ponder & Prayer
Week of August 18, 2025
Scriptures for this week:
Jeremiah 1:4–10; Psalm 71:1–6; Hebrews 12:18–29 ; Luke 13:10–17
To Ponder:
“Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, ‘Woman, you are set free from your ailment.’ When he laid his hands on her, immediately she stood up straight and began praising God.” — Luke 13:10–13
A Brief Reflection
God’s call is never limited by our excuses, our frailty, or the barriers imposed by others. Jeremiah thought he was too young; the psalmist clung to God as a fortress in the midst of vulnerability; the writer of Hebrews described God’s kingdom as unshakeable fire. In Jesus, we see this same truth embodied: on the Sabbath, even when others resisted, he saw the bent-over woman, called her by name, and restored her.
The good news is this: God continues to call us to see beyond human rules and boundaries, to trust in God’s strength when we feel small, and to join in the healing work that sets people free.
You may want to ponder
· In what ways do I, like the bent-over woman, long for freedom, healing, or release?
· Who in my community today is “bent over” by burdens that I may overlook, and how might I respond with compassion?
· Where do I sense God’s “unshakeable kingdom” breaking into my daily life?
Let us pray
God of healing and hope,
you lift the lowly, strengthen the fearful,
and set people free through Christ.
Lift us, too— from excuses, fears, and heavy burdens.
Open our eyes to the bent low in our world,
and give us courage and compassion to join in your work of love.
Send us out with your Spirit,
trusting in your unshakable kingdom
and your boundless love.
In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Trinity United Church 