Licensed clinical social worker (and registered play therapist!) Malaika Clelland joins us to talk about healthy coping strategies, tools of the trade, online therapy, getting outside, and her prayer for our nation.

Malaika Clelland: The Nest Family Therapy

Pastor Courtney reads Psalm 4, plus words of wisdom from Catherine McNiel's book "All Shall Be Well," prayers for our widows and widowers, and updates on virtual Holy Week.

All Shall Be Well by Catherine McNiel

Psalm 4

Pastor Courtney reads Psalm 6, plus N.T. Wright on lament, a poem by Thomas Curtis Clark (shared by longtime PCOM member Bob Everett), and happy birthday to Wilson!

Christianity Offers No Answers to the Coronavirus. It's Not Supposed To. N.T. Wright in Time Magazine

Hymn writer and poet Thomas Curtis Clark

Wisdom from Emergency Room doctor's wife, Sonia Justl Ellis, on how we can pray for those on the front lines. Why we're short of equipment like ventilators in the United States, what type of masks doctors need most, and what the average layperson can do to help the most.

Psalm 100

">Flattening the Curve

Praying for those on the front lines by name, a reminder that it's okay (and important!) to keep laughing, and Psalm 92, read by Pastor Courtney.

Clergy Bloopers from online services

Psalm 92

Easten Given leads us in Matthew 11:28-30, plus Stephanie and Jeff Given walk us through The Welcoming Prayer:

Welcome, welcome, welcome.

I welcome everything that comes to me in this moment

because I know it is for my healing. 

I welcome thoughts, feelings, emotions, persons, situations and conditions.

I let go of my desire for security. 

I let go of my desire for approval. 

I let go of my desire for control. 

I let go of my desire to change any situation, condition, person, or myself. 

I open to the love and presence of God and the healing action and grace within.

-This version of the prayer courtesy of Contemplative Outreach

Pastor Courtney reads Psalm 76, plus prayers for the sick, exciting upcoming podcast guests, and ancient words of wisdom from church leaders who have lived in times of plague.

Martin Luther's "Whether One May Flee From A Deadly Plague" (1527 A.D.)

"Against Heresies" from Bishop Irenaeus (200 A.D.)

Wise words from C.S. Lewis, songs to encourage and bless, prayers for our food service workers, and a reminder about our new PCOM Family website where you can connect to offer help or receive it. We're all in this together, friends!

Psalm 87

Sparrows and Lillies - Pat Barrett

Isaiah 43 - Jeff Given

We Will Feast - Sandra McCracken

"On Living in an Atomic Age" by C.S. Lewis

What role do creativity and beauty have in times of difficulty? A call to pray for the leaders of our nation, our state, and our community. Plus, a few links to stories of the arts in anxious times that just might lift your spirit. Pastor Courtney reads Psalm 43 today.

A virtual art opening by textile artist Michelle Montjoy at LUX

JG's Reptile show (great for kids!)

San Clemente pianist serenades her neighbors

College student Maddi Hundley had her freshman year at the University of Utah cut unexpectedly short. How can we be supporting and praying for our college students, where is God in the midst of disorienting times, and what Psalm is giving her hope today?

Psalm 61