The Call to Prayer Those who trust in you, YHWH, are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but endures forever. Psalm 125:1 The Request for Presence Your love, YHWH, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies. Psalm 36:5 The Greeting When I called, you answered me—you made me bold and strong of heart. Psalm 138:3 The Hymn What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear; what a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer. Oh what peace we often

Grace and peace to you through our Saviour, Jesus Christ, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea. ...The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.” - Ps. 46:1,2,11 As Montreal enters the second wave of the pandemic, we are all digesting the news differently. Amidst our myriad ways of dealing with this, the one constant in

The Call to Prayer Come here and listen to the words of the Lord your God. This is how you will know that the living God is among you. Joshua 3:9-10 The Request for Presence Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart to revere your name. Psalm 86:11 The Greeting For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you. Psalm 86:5 The Hymn Open my eyes, that I may see, glimpses of truth thou hast for

Greetings! “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also set aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.” - Hebrews 12:1 Many of us have put on weight during the pandemic, both mentally and physically (have you heard of the covid nineteen?). As we carry a weight on our minds and also wonder if our pants will

The Call to Prayer Alleluia! How good it is to praise our God! How pleasant and how fitting to sing God’s praise! Psalm 147:1 The Request for Presence Hear my prayer YHWH, listen to my plea! In your faithfulness and justice answer me, give me relief! Psalm 143:1 The Greeting On the day I called you answered me, you increased my strength of soul. Psalm 138:3 The Hymn Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father; there is no shadow of turning with thee; thou changest not; thy

Greetings! “In the evening quails came up and covered the camp; and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.” - Exodus 16:13 When the Israelites were in the wilderness, everything was different. They were used to a settled life, but in the wilderness they lived a nomadic life. As time went on, they learned to adjust to new rhythms and routines. In Egypt, they had access to food and knew where it was coming from. In the wilderness, they had neither. But,

Greetings! In the context of the pandemic, Briarwood Presbyterian Church been worshipping online. The services are posted to YouTube and go live every week on Sunday at 10:30 am. The services remain on the YouTube channel and are accessible anytime. While this is happening I won't be posting my sermons to my blog. Click here to go to Briarwood's YouTube channel! Grace and peace, Rev. Sarina

This prayer is dedicated to living for the fear of the Lord, and of no one else. Living each day not worrying about what other people think, but instead for what God thinks. This is dedicated to discovering the beauty that God has planted inside each of us and having the courage to live it out. The Call to Prayer Alleluia! God is good! Sing praise to that wonderful name! Psalm 135:3 The Request for Presence Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning, for in you I p

Grace and peace to you through our Saviour, Jesus Christ, “And God said, ‘See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit.’” - Genesis 1:29 I am sure you join with me in offering condolences to the Kahnawake community after the untimely death of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake’s grand chief, Joe Norton. In their weekly newspaper, The Eastern Door (for Friday, August 21, 2020 (Vol. 29, No. 34)), they d