Though it may not always feel like it, this summer has provided us with a relative breather from the constraints of the pandemic. The ability to spend time outside walking, cycling, gardening, or whatever else you enjoy helps you stay healthy in many ways. In addition to exercise, it relieves the cooped up feeling that inevitably comes from looking at the same four walls. And those of us lucky enough to live with family all know that, as much as we love each other, there are times when we all need a break.
Category: The Spire
The Spire is the monthly newsletter of the Edwards Church of Northampton church community.
The SPIRE – June 2020
In a recent UCC Daily Devotional, Rev. John Edgerton writes about the struggles faced by Noah and his family. The rains that produced the flood lasted 40 days and 40 nights, Biblical code for long enough to feel it might never end.
The SPIRE – May 2020
Resurrection has never been about resuscitation, the revival of a body that had stopped breathing and died. Resurrection happens when an old body gives way and new life rises from it: a new life growing out of the old one, a new life with some features carried over from the old, perhaps, but renewed and not the same. Butterflies are not caterpillars, and should not be expected to behave as if they were.