May 9 – Oh, the Places You'll Go

Can you imagine going places again?!?  Today’s reading is a book that I really love by Dr. Seuss called, “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”  I thought about this book a lot as I wrote last Sunday’s meditation (a meditation is a short sermon.  A sermon is when the person talks about one theme from the podium as the front of the church on Sundays.) It is hard to think that we will again be able to leave our homes to go and play, to hug our friends again, to go to school, to go our for ice cream, and so many other things.  I hope this story can help you remember that some day, we’ll be able to do these things again, and so much more!

May 8 – An Angel Appears to Mary

Our prayer today: “Dear God, please help me share in your plan for the world.” If you remember the sermon from last Sunday, YOU are super important is sharing with the world God’s plan!! The things we do that are Hope, Peace, Joy, Love, are probably part of God’s plan. What can you do right now to help in sharing these things? Can you create cool sidewalk chalk art that shares a positive message? Can you make sure to where a face covering when you are out in public for walks and necessary grocery shopping? Can you write letters to people in your life? Can you help around the house to keep our spaces clean during times when we are all inside a lot? There are so many things we can do to be Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love!

May 7 – Jonah and the Big Fish

Thank you for being patient!  I haven’t made a new post in a little bit.  I hope you and your family are well!  Today’s story is about how Jonah gets swallowed by a whale!  Really, the story is about how we should love our enemies because God loves everyone no matter what.  When we love our enemies, it doesn’t mean that if they do something bad makes it right.  Loving our enemies does mean that no matter what we do, we see that each person, no matter, is a child of God.  It’s OK to not agree with how someone acts, and still love them no matter what.

Report from Annual Meeting

Read the annual report and the amazing year at Mayflower!

We Never Imagined

We never imagined everything it would mean when we declared that we would be doing church differently.

COVID19 Health Care Directive

From Healthcare Ministry Maggie O’Connor and Susan Lampe We received a question in early April from a Mayflower member and thought others might have a similar one: “Should ventilators be considered heroic measures in COVID treatment?…

April 29 – Jeremiah the Boy Prophet

Did you know that your life has a purpose? Everyone has a purpose! Deep down, our purpose is really simple. Our purpose is to be love. Whatever you do, try to do it with love. God made us whole to be love on the earth.

April 28 – Isaiah Becomes God's Messenger

In today’s story, we hear about how Isaiah becomes God’s messenger.  God has lots of messengers!  Isaiah is just one example.  You can be a messenger too!  When we are messengers of God, we spread love and hope.  I wonder how you could spread love and joy.  Could you write your senior friend a letter?  This is a time where they might be feeling lonely and receiving a letter from you could fill them with hope and help them feel loved.

April 24 – King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

Knowledge is important. I bet learning right now is very different when you are at home. Not being at school can be hard because you aren’t with your friends, and you don’t have your teacher right there with you when you need them. Just remember to be easy on yourself. It’s OK if you are struggling with school right now. It’s a hard time to try and do everything really well. Pray that you have health, joy, and that you can take it easy and be OK with learning in this new way for the time being.

April 23 – David and Goliath

Do you know what the word “brave” means? Brave can mean when we do something even though it’s scary, like singing a solo in choir, getting a shot at the doctor’s office, or lots of other things! I think that living life right now takes a lot of bravery. We are all doing a lot of new things that can feel scary, like online school instead of going to school. And, when we are being brave, we can still be scared and have a hard time. Being brave doesn’t mean that you are always happy and confident. It does mean that we do that scary thing though in spite of feeling scared. And usually afterward, we might feel like we did something really good! I pray that you find ways to be/continue to be brave today.