Westmoreland United Methodist Church

08/26/2026

"Help Us Accept Each Other" (no. 560 in The United Methodist Hymnal) is a powerful hymn on reconciliation and forgiveness. Rooted in Romans 15:7 — "Receive one another, then, just as Christ also received you, to God's glory" — it calls us to love others "as we find them, or as they may become."

🎵 Help us accept each other
as Christ accepted us;
teach us as sister, brother,
each person to embrace.
Be present, Lord, among us,
and bring us to believe
we are ourselves accepted
and meant to love and live.

The hymn also reflects Ephesians 4:15: “But practicing the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ, who is the head.”

💭 What might you consider doing in order to "grow up into Christ" through love and forgiveness this week?

08/26/2026

The Spirit surprises me by choosing the twilight not the limelight.

08/19/2026

Oh God, how very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity! You reveal yourself in unity, bringing people together under you. Christ, you are our head, and we as your people are your body. Holy Spirit, unite us through your power and let our unity be a witness of your presence so that others may know you, too. We pray this in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Join our prayers for Daekyung Kim (Prairie Village), Lora Andrews (Roots KC), Brennan Cummings (Shawnee) and Rev. Kara Eidson (Shawnee LifeBridge-McLouth).

08/15/2026

08/15/2026

United Methodists worldwide seek to bring abundant life to people at every stage through the hands on ministries we support and the advocacy we do.

07/14/2026

FUMC Preschool & Children's Day Out would LOVE to have your child join us this fall! Just a few openings remain...

07/14/2026

An initiative supported by Global Ministries is boosting food security and creating sustainable livelihoods.

07/14/2026

"What a Friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear—
All because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer."

This hymn, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" (number 526 in The United Methodist Hymnal) has been a source of comfort for many--including its author. Joseph Scriven sent the words of the hymn to his mother while she was sick. He himself soon fell ill and died under strange circumstances. While Scriven published dozens of hymns during his life, this one was not among them. Yet it is now his best known hymn.

Perhaps because of the familiar comfort and invitation to peace it provides?

🙏 What are you feeling led to take to take to God in prayer today?