I am listening.

I am listening to seeds breaking open,
to roots growing strong beneath the ground,
to green shoots rising up from winter wombs.
I am listening to thorns blossoming,
to barren branches laughing out new growth,
to wildflowers dancing through the meadows,

I am listening.

I am listening to the forest filling up with song.
I am listening to the earth filling up with life.
I am listening to the trees filling up with leaves.

I am listening.

I am listening to the sky with its many changing moods,
to flashes of lightning, peals of thunder,
to opening buds and greening grass.
I am listening to the breaking forth of light
in the vestibule of dawn.
I am listening to the freshness of the morning.

I am listening.

I am listening to the rain drops
giving hope to thirsty gardens.
I am listening to the orchards
pregnant with new life.
I am listening to the flowers
bursting forth in rainbow colors.

I am listening.

I am listening to the brook,
to the song of happy waters.
I am listening to music
rising up from all the earth.
I am listening to spring
soaring in on wings of life.
I am listening to the sounds of spring.

I am listening.

I am listening to prayers
pouring forth from feathered throats.
I am listening to prayers
rising up from misty waters.
I am listening to prayers
of a meadow crowned with dawn.

I am listening.

I am listening to the growing
in the garden of my heart.
I am listening to my heart
singing songs of resurrection.
I am listening to the colors of life.

I am listening.

I am listening to winter
handing over spring.
I am listening to the poetry of spring.

I am listening.

— Macrina Wiederkehr

Please join us for our annual Salad Luncheon on Saturday, May 5  at 12 noon in the newly redecorated Centennial Hall.

Enjoy a wonderful selection of salads and fellowship with friends – both old and new.

Cost: $8 per person.

Entertainment provided by the Heartland Harmonizers.

Purchase “Midnight Garden” queen-sized quilt raffle tickets for only $1.

See you there!

Sunday May 13

Join us for Worship at 9:30 am

The Work of Christmas
by Howard Thurman

“When the song of the angels is stilled,
when the star in the sky is gone,
when the kings and princes are home,
when the shepherds are back with their flock,
the work of Christmas begins:
to find the lost,
to heal the broken,
to feed the hungry,
to release the prisoner,
to rebuild the nations,
to bring peace among others,
to make music in the heart.”

 The Food Pantry is staffed by volunteers and stocked with food donated by members of the community and other churches, purchased with donated money, or obtained through the Food Bank of the Heartland. We gratefully receive special contributions from area merchants like Panera and Trader Joe’s.
The Food Pantry is open from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Monday through Friday and feeds an average of about 40 hungry people each weekday the year round. Lately, we have been serving 85 to 90 people per day! We are in need of cereal, dry beans,  peanut butter, soup, diapers, personal hygiene items (soap) and toilet paper.
We would like to have two volunteers per day Monday through Friday from 1-2:30 pm. If you would be interested in volunteering, please contact the Church Office at 402.345.7506.

Prayer Request

Please click here for Prayer Request form.

Please know that you are a holy and precious Child of God and that God is always with you. Let us know if you wish to be contacted by including your phone number.

Many blessings to you,

First Lutheran Church

Many in Omaha are engaged in growing a new faith community that will represent the Tri-Faith campus located in the Sterling Ridge Development at 132nd and Pacific. Our worshiping community can be involved in radical hospitality and Christian formation along with ample opportunities to participate in and experience this interfaith ministry.

As Christians, we will proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ as we live out our Baptismal Covenant through our worship, study, and ministries. Especially we will respect the dignity of every human being” and “love our neighbor as ourselves.” We won’t water down” the Christian faith or our traditions.

If you are interested in hearing more about this endeavor, please feel free to contact me at 402-345-7506. Let us continue to pray for this important co-operative approach to honoring the faith and traditions of God’s world.

Join us as we gather around music. Bring your lunch and gather in Centennial Hall at 12:30. Then, migrate up to the sanctuary as we gather together to play and sing music simply for the fun of it!  Bring an instrument or a song/hymn request if you’d like. It will be a time to be together, sing, and Praise God.

To be present to one’s own small space of life, while stretching to the wide world beyond it.
To find something to laugh about in every day, even when there seems nothing to laugh about.
To search for and to see the good in others, rather than remembering their faults and weaknesses.
To be thankful for each loving deed done by another, no matter how insignificant it might appear.
To taste life to the fullest, and not take any part for granted.
To seek to forgive others for their wrongdoings, even immense ones, and to put the past behind.
To find ways to reach out and help the disenfranchised, while also preserving their dignity and self-worth.
To be as loving and caring as possible, in a culture that consistently challenges these virtues.
To remember to say or send “thank you” for whatever comes as a gift from another.
To be at peace with what cannot be changed.
~Written by Joyce Rupp~

Come and Worship with us!