Author Archives: Peace Lutheran Church Wayland Massachusetts

(500-900 C.E.) Byzantium bread stamp was pressed into unbaked loaves to be used for the Eucharist. Jesus Christ Victorious. Metropolitan Museum of Art At Peace we take turns bringing bread and wine for our weekly celebrations of holy communion. The … Continue reading →

Get back to work! the disciples seem to be saying to Jesus in the gospel reading for Sunday (Mark 1:29-39). Jesus spends a day doing extraordinary things. Then, before the first light of the next morning, he steps away from … Continue reading →

As he went ashore, he saw a gread crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.  Mark:6:34 Sometimes my father kept sheep in the pasture … Continue reading →

On Christmas the family gathers to sing and pray and receive holy communion. Those who belong to Jesus return to their Christian family home to reflect on the life-renewing meaning of the gospel of the nativity. The muscular Christian message … Continue reading →

In the coming weeks I will make a special effort to explore the meaning of three key teachings of the Christian church—communion, confirmation and stewardship—bringing out teachings from the lessons for the day. These three marks of the church are … Continue reading →