Psalm 91\u00a0\u00a0 God will raise you up on eagle\u2019s wings.<\/p>\n
Using the metaphor of an eagle, Psalm 91 beautifully describes the transformation and gentle saving power of God. Many First Nations revere the majestic bird\u2019s spiritual power: The eagle is sacred because it flies closest to\u00a0 the Creator and symbolizes respect, honour, strength, courage and wisdom. Everyone has troubling times and often we suffer for much longer that we would like to. We trust that God saves, but the way that is manifested by God may not be instantly recognized by those among us who have prayed for some other way. God\u2019s wisdom is greater that ours. God\u2019s care never abandons us.<\/p>\n
Psalm 91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hymn<\/p>\n
You who dwell in the shelter of our God, who abide in\u00a0 the shadow for life, say to the Lord, \u201c My refuge, my Rock in whom I trust\u201d<\/p>\n
Refrain: And I will raise you up on eagle\u2019s wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, make you to shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm of my hand.<\/p>\n
The snare of the fowler will never capture you, and famine will bring you no fear, under God\u2019s wings your refuge, God\u2019s faithfulness your shield.<\/p>\n
You need not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, though thousands fall about you, near you it shall not come.<\/p>\n
For to God\u2019s angels is given a command to guard you in all of your ways, upon their hands they will bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.<\/p>\n
Refrain, And I will raise you up on eagle\u2019s wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, make you to shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm of my hand.<\/p>\n
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Creation Connection:<\/strong><\/p>\n Creation pleads: Advocate for me!<\/em><\/p>\n Why do we buy land? Is it for power or status? Or is it that we are born with a yearning to take care of nature around us? The earth, sea, and sky and all that is in it and upon it \u2013 even if it is a rented community garden plot \u2013 is ours to tend.<\/p>\n (The Gathering Pentecost 2, 2025)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sunday October 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 World Communion Sunday<\/strong><\/p>\n Scriptures:<\/p>\n Lamentations 1:1-6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The lonely city like a widow, grieves<\/p>\n Lamentations 3:19-26\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Great is God\u2019s faithfulness<\/p>\n 2 Timothy 1: 1-14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A faith that lived in your grandmother and mother<\/p>\n Luke 17:5-10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Faith as a mustard seed; we\u2019ve done as we ought<\/p>\n Lay Leader:\u00a0\u00a0 Lorna\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lay Reader:\u00a0 Brenda<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Announcements:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Thrift Shop <\/strong>will open on Thursday, come and have fun shopping, there is lots of choice, you might find that special treasure.<\/p>\n Prayer Shawl <\/strong>group will meet on Sat. October 11,\u00a0 at 2-3:30 pm. In the Family Room at the Church. All knitters and crocheters are most welcome to come. Supplies are available for those who are beginners.<\/p>\n The UCW<\/strong> will meet on Tues. Oct. 7 at 7 pm.<\/p>\n October is LGBTQ + History Month<\/p>\n October 1-2 \u2013 Yom Kippur<\/p>\n October 4 \u2013 Sisters in Spirit Vigil (to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and gender- diverse people)<\/p>\n October 6 \u2013 World Habitat Day<\/p>\n October 6-13 Sukkot<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Psalm 91\u00a0\u00a0 God will raise you up on eagle\u2019s wings. Using the metaphor of an eagle, Psalm 91 beautifully describes the transformation and gentle saving power of God. Many First …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":4914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-12 08:31:03","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77305"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77306,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77305\/revisions\/77306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}