A MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAPLAIN

Family at Sunset Wood,                                               March 18, 2020

The recent events with COVID-19 have been turning our world upside down and we are all struggling to deal with it.  We need to continue to look to our faith for hope, strength and courage.  As last week’s epistle lesson from Romans 5:1-5 said, 

“Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.”

As a community of faith, we need to find ways to continue to be church in worship, in our homes, and with our neighbors.  I encourage you to call one another and lift each other up with your words and singing when the Spirit moves you. Very sadly, I cannot be with you in person to comfort you, but I know, with Dominick’s help, I will be able to reach out to you with some liturgy and inspirational messages throughout this tumultuous time. I miss you, love you, and am praying for you and our world. Thank you for doing the same.

Pray always and God bless you.

With faith and hope always,

Pastor Elizabeth