I recently found this prayer tucked into an old prayer book on my shelf. I wrote it in the fall of 2018 for a worship service at College Park UB Church where I was serving on pastoral staff. This is a responsive reading, where the liturgist prays the first 4 Read more
(Written 1/1/25 by Mark A. Vincenti) A day of light: Beautiful emotions, full of the feels. Followed by a day of night: Emergency situation, the finite plight. Oh how the pendulum swings from one to the other extreme. Such is life. The continued dance between morning and night; darkness and Read more
COVID has reared its ugly head again. I’ve been down for the count for 6 days. It has been pretty miserable but I’m thankful to be surviving. I’m not sure if I’m wearied more from the fatigue of the virus my body is fighting or the darkness of the world in which we are living. So, today it is important to be reminded that we are loved by the God of light who calls us to embody His Kingdom in this world.
The month of May comes highly anticipated like a runner coming around the last turn of a long track and field event.
Mark A. Vincenti Penned April 14, 2020 Easter is over now. What a great Holy Week. Different in many ways but the same truth still hit home. The broadcasts were inspiring. The sermons and Scriptures, the songs and prayers, All pointing to powerful resurrection reality. Great reminders of what is Read more
Saturday’s Silence: A reflection on hope. By Mark A. Vincenti “I used to feel God a lot, but I don’t feel Him any more. I can’t believe in a God I can no longer feel.” I was standing in the front yard with an intelligent young man who was Read more