This week’s worship service at First Presbyterian Church centered on one of the most reassuring promises found in Scripture: nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:26-39). The service began with announcements about upcoming church events, including an Eagle Scout Court of Honor, a church potluck, and a mission project assembling Church World Service School Kits. The congregation was also invited to pray for those affected by wars, natural disasters, and other hardships around the world as they prepared their hearts for worship through prayer, hymns, confession, and the assurance of God’s forgiveness.

The sermon explored how God’s love remains steadfast through every season of life. Drawing from Romans 8, children’s books like Love You Forever and The Runaway Bunny, the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, and even the film Don’t Look Up, the message emphasized that God meets us even when we don’t have the words to pray. Rather than depending on our strength or perfection, God’s love holds us through fear, doubt, failure, grief, and uncertainty. The congregation was encouraged to “live like God loves you because God cannot love you more, and God will not love you less.” The service concluded with prayers for the community and the world, gratitude for 15 years of Community Vacation Bible School ministry, and a reminder to leave knowing that God’s inseparable love goes with us wherever we go.