Meditation on Luke 24:44–53 Pastor Karen Crawford Ascension of Our Lord May 12, 2024 It’s so good to be back with my flock today—after being away two Sundays! It felt like a long time for me. I missed you so much. Thank you for your cards and calls! My eye surgeries went well. I amContinue reading “And He Was Carried Up into Heaven!”
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If You Have Love for One Another
Meditation on John chapter 13 First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown Pastor Karen Crawford March 28, 2024 Maundy Thursday I woke up Tuesday morning to discover the Francis Scott Key Bridge was no more. Being a Maryland native and having lived in Baltimore for a number of years while I was studying to be a teacher,Continue reading “If You Have Love for One Another”
Healing Stories: Stand Up, Take Your Mat, and Walk
Meditation on Mark 2:1-12 First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown Pastor Karen Crawford March 3, 2024: Third Sunday in Lent My husband, Jim, has rejoined us for worship today. He drove himself to church. He has come a long way since his knee replacement surgery in January. Since then, we have had family and friends helpContinue reading “Healing Stories: Stand Up, Take Your Mat, and Walk”
Healing Stories: Healing on the Way to Healing
Meditation on Mark 5:21–43 Pastor Karen Crawford Second Sunday in Lent Feb. 25, 2024 Listen to the message through this link: Our gospel reading today touches me deeply, in a personal way. There is so much I could say about this passage. What is on my heart is that what is said will help someoneContinue reading “Healing Stories: Healing on the Way to Healing”
Healing Stories: In the Wilderness
Meditation onMark 1:9-15 (Pastor) First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY Pastor Karen Crawford First Sunday in Lent Feb. 18, 2024 It was like a winter wonderland walking around the neighborhood yesterday. The trees and shrubs were blanketed with freshly fallen snow. There was a moment when the sun pushed through the clouds and everything sparkled!Continue reading “Healing Stories: In the Wilderness”
Up a High Mountain with Jesus
Meditation on Mark 9:2–9 First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY Pastor Karen Crawford Feb. 11, 2024 I was at home preparing my message yesterday, when I felt a longing to be on the mountaintop with Jesus, Peter, James, and John. “What was that like?” I wondered, from the comfort of my second-floor office withContinue reading “Up a High Mountain with Jesus”
My Peace I Leave with You
Meditation on John 14:1-7, 15-18, 25-27 In Memory of Zena “Sue” Nunziata November 9, 1934 – December 27, 2023 Pastor Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY I didn’t remember her name was “Zena” on my first visit to Sue at St. James Rehab, more than a year ago. Wearing a clerical collar, holdingContinue reading “My Peace I Leave with You”
Sharing God's Love and Grace 