Pastor's Message
Dear Siblings in Christ,
I was given the great joy of presiding at Carol Floyd's Celebration of Life. An incredible woman, she lived into her faith as fully as possible. She and Jim made an incredible team as they served the community locally and in the world! Thank you to all who stepped forward toward making this a beautiful day to remember for her family and those who knew her at various times in her life. She was an exemplary example of what is possible in our culture and our "neck of the woods."
Carol demonstrated that even in a world where we are constantly being told that we are insufficient -- we do not have enough, know enough, or matter enough -- when God's trust in our capacities seems imprudent, even irrational, God will support us despite the odds. We heard that Carol sensed a call or mission and she showed us that with an open mind and open conversation we can identify how we are formed, equipped, and called to live God's agape love. She never stopped asking, "Where is God calling me?"
In our scripture readings this month, without question, God used the flawed and fragile human beings in the Bible to proclaim God's mercy and love and God continues to invite us into service today, just as we are.
There often seems to be a lot of mystery surrounding our faith, but the mystery of our faith points the path to life: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. The promise and its fulfillment may not look at all alike, even though they are intimately connected. That's the thing about God. God is always full of surprises and sees solutions we only question. As we move forward into 2019 let us remember the example Carol set, keep an open mind and trust that God sees beyond our perceived limitations to the possibilities God has planted in each of us.
In Christ's Service,
Pastor Debbie
I was given the great joy of presiding at Carol Floyd's Celebration of Life. An incredible woman, she lived into her faith as fully as possible. She and Jim made an incredible team as they served the community locally and in the world! Thank you to all who stepped forward toward making this a beautiful day to remember for her family and those who knew her at various times in her life. She was an exemplary example of what is possible in our culture and our "neck of the woods."
Carol demonstrated that even in a world where we are constantly being told that we are insufficient -- we do not have enough, know enough, or matter enough -- when God's trust in our capacities seems imprudent, even irrational, God will support us despite the odds. We heard that Carol sensed a call or mission and she showed us that with an open mind and open conversation we can identify how we are formed, equipped, and called to live God's agape love. She never stopped asking, "Where is God calling me?"
In our scripture readings this month, without question, God used the flawed and fragile human beings in the Bible to proclaim God's mercy and love and God continues to invite us into service today, just as we are.
There often seems to be a lot of mystery surrounding our faith, but the mystery of our faith points the path to life: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. The promise and its fulfillment may not look at all alike, even though they are intimately connected. That's the thing about God. God is always full of surprises and sees solutions we only question. As we move forward into 2019 let us remember the example Carol set, keep an open mind and trust that God sees beyond our perceived limitations to the possibilities God has planted in each of us.
In Christ's Service,
Pastor Debbie