April 21, 2019 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two… Read more
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King of Grace and Glory A Palm Sunday Meditation Rev. Michelle Denney Grunseich Aston Presbyterian Church
April 14, 2019 It was mere weeks ago that we were there, at the beginning of the end of the beginning, and now we are here in the throng, at the end of the beginning of the end. Or is it still the beginning of the end of the beginning? The world is topsy turvy… Read more
Preparing…but not Prepared ~ Linen A Meditation on John 12:1-8 Rev. Michelle Denney Grunseich
April 7, 2019 “Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet… Read more
The Centering Cup ~ Wine A Meditation on 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Rev. Michelle Denney Grunseich
March 31, 2019 “So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and… Read more
Invisible Imprint ~ Nails A Meditation on I Corinthians 10:1-13 Rev. Michelle Denney Grunseich
“For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. They all ate the same spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from… Read more
The Weight of the Cross A Meditation on Phillipians 3:17-4:1 Rev. Michelle Denney Grunseich
“ Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do. For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is… Read more
The Thorns of Temptation: A Meditation on Luke 4:1-13 Rev. Michelle Denney Grunseich
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.” Jesus answered, “It… Read more