Dr. W's Reflections...
Faith. Fellowship. Fun. I guess if someone comes up in the next few days and asks me about our church family, this is what I’m going to answer! We are a church family defined by our faith, framed by our fellowship, and shaped by our fun! And this was certainly on display Sunday afternoon as we dashed through all the gifts that had been given by so many of you for our Toy Drive in an afternoon wrapping party! (See the pictures under "In the News" tab.)
Don’t forget–our Christmas Brunch will be this next Sunday morning, December 22nd beginning at 9:45 a.m. And then, I encourage you to invite your family members and friends to join us for our Christmas Eve Service at 5:00 p.m. at the old church.
In her poem, “The Christmas Tree,” Margaret Sangster wrote the following line: “The joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you.” This certainly echoes the words of Jesus who said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” And since you and I have been blessed to be a blessing, I’m sure that we would all agree that the “joy” that we share with others in the name of Jesus Christ is the “joy” that comes back to us because of the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We have been blessed to be a blessing! The life we share together as a church family is special, because the life we share together has been made sacred by God. And so–as we celebrate the reasons for this present season, let’s keep praying: “Lord, send people to us, and send us to people.”
The Lord be with you,
Wyatt