St. Mark's Church of Orinda and Moraga

In these times of confusion and fear turn to The Friend The Kingdom of God within is a refuge in the dark Open wide the... hand of thought and Let God In See more

May our roots grow deep into Mother Earth May our trunks grow stable and strong May our branches lift us to the view From five thousand feet Where all there is to see is compassion... May we with all beings realize boundless peace. In love and light, Rev Ann Marie

Hello dear ones, This Sunday, please join me at St. Mark's Sunday service (on zoom) as I explore the many layers of wisdom, understanding and connection with God that arise from being of service in the world. If you have a big heart and a call to help others, this sermon's for you!!... Sunday, July 19th at 10am If interested in joining, please go to pour website and click the link to request an invitation: https://www.stmarksorinda.org/

Oh beloved, please grant that I may seek to love, rather than be loved. Please make me a channel of Thy Peace. May it be so, that I carry forth and radiate the Eternal Love in this world of pain and grief!... May it be so, that I meet my humanness with compassion and heal my wounds that I may help others heal! May it be so, that together we heal this world! Can I get an amen?? In love and solidarity, Rev. Ann Marie

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me. For I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden light." (Matthew 11:28-30) Each day that we are willing to stay awake, stay connected with loved ones, with our work in the world, with our spiritual practice, each ...day we stay open to the Eternal Wisdom, we are doing what we can to heal the world. It's hard, and yet we keep waking up to do our best. Great work!! And Jesus invites us to give Him our pain, our fears, to allow Him to be a friend in the dark forest of human experience. To trust God unabashedly, unequivocally. We can make a daily vow to grow in trust and give away our fears to the Ground of Being. This is enlightenment!