Dear Church Family,
Our son sent me a picture this morning, of his little ones
building a snowman . This morning’s snow felt like a gift in its
beauty and also in providing something for the kids to do; it was great packing
snow!
Whenever nature sends me a gift like this, I think of Psalm
19 – “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his
hands. Day after day they pour forth
speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.”
That language, about day after day, night after night, might
feel a little tiresome right now. With
March break officially over, we are now into that two-week extension, which sounds
like it will continue beyond that time frame. Day after day, we are dealing
with this pandemic.
Martin Luther, professor, priest, monk, reformer- spoke these
well-known words: "Even if I knew that tomorrow the world
would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." That’s a word of
hope and confidence, it’s a reminder that with God we know that there is a future
for us, for this world, even if it does look as though the world is going to
pieces.
It might be a bit early to plant your gardens, especially
when the kids our outside building snowmen, but continue on. “Whatever you do, work at it with all your
heart, as working for the Lord” (Colossians 3:23).
Pastor Rita
No comments:
Post a Comment