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Friday, April 3, 2020
Connecting during social distancing: This week's resources for Lent and navigating COVID-19
COVID-19 news & resources
Friends,
As we enter the Easter season we are reminded that we live in hope. We pray as you serve in your household, church and communities you can take to heart Jesus' word to not be afraid. We continue to give thanks for you and are inspired by all you are doing to show the love of God in these challenging times.
As many of us practice social distancing and gatherings are canceled, we at the Presbyterian Outlook are seeking to provide resources for our Lenten journey and ways to stay connected to each other during this challenging season.
To that end, we are creating a weekly video devotion, worship liturgies that you are welcome to use and share no matter what your worship looks like these weeks, and lessons and guides for child-friendly family worship and education. We also invite you to use our weekly lectionary reflections, "Looking into the lectionary" for weekly worship, Bible study or devotions. We will be posting information and resources frequently for as long as we are homebound. Please check our website or follow us on social media for the most up-to-date materials. You can find all of the Outlook's COVID-19 stories with this link and you can find all of our new worship resources here.
How can we support you? Are there other resources that would be helpful? Let us know. And if these free materials are helpful to you, please consider making a donation to help us keep providing theologically sound content for the church.
This week we look to the symbol of oil and consider what it means to be called by God and anointed for service. How might God be calling you to serve right now? Be assured that you will be equipped and consecrated for that work.
Lord, we think of you, your compassion and kindness, your stalwart love and your selfless courage, because we see these traits in those on the front lines, combating this pandemic.
Steve Salyards (the "GA Junkie") considers the various forms the Book of Order would allow General Assembly to take this year. Here are his conjectures.
A current seminary student says there's a lot that she hasn't learned about ministering during a pandemic — but what she has learned about God remains true.
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