Beloved, I was recently in a meeting where the following beautiful prayer was offered. It resonated deeply. It simultaneously captured and spoke to the depth of exhaustion, pain, trauma and lament so prevalent among us today. It also answered a question we didn’t realize our souls were...
In a message to the laity and clergy of the Baltimore-Washington Conference, Bishop LaTrelle Easterling invites area United Methodists to imagine, dream and vision a new way forward. She and a task force of conference leaders are proposing a restructuring of the Conference. The change in...
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God. -- Matthew 5:9 Beloved of God, I greet you in the name of our Savior, Jesus, who lived, died, and is resurrected for the sake of reconciliation and peace. Last Saturday, as many Jews had just observed the Jewish...
A statement from the United Methodist Council of Bishops condemning violence in the Middle East and calling for prayer and action They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war...
As we come to grips with the horror of the shooting that took place at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD, our hearts break and we pray for those most closely affected. Once again violence has shattered lives and we, as a faith community, struggle to make sense of senseless violence. Five...
The Power of The TongueJohn 12:1-11 The tongue. The human tongue is a conglomeration of eight muscles. It is used throughout the day to perform several functions, such as tasting, breathing, swallowing and speaking. Many of us grew up hearing that the tongue was the strongest muscle...
“God will always love you.” “God will never leave you.” These are the words whispered into the Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis’ ear by her mother as Jacqui was taking Communion at age 7. Jacqui will be the featured guest at the PDC-BWC Next Level Speaker Series on...
Beloved of God: As The United Methodist Church, we are a people who span multiple continents across the world. Even as we claim a singular rootedness in our Wesleyan theology, we experience and express that theology and our faith in diverse ways. Yet there...
By Bishop LaTrelle Easterling In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday and Black History Month, Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling, episcopal leader of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula Delaware Conferences, preached the following sermon on Feb. 1, 2023 at...
Bishop LaTrelle Easterling and the Cabinets of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Conferences met this week to begin the work of clergy appointments. Recognizing that this is a difficult and extraordinary time that we’re living through, the bishop is sending out...
