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![]() “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you, and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.” (Ephesians 5: 1-2) Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! As we continue into the cold winter we find that we have much to be grateful for. Even though the economy isn’t what we might like, unemployment is high, and there are hungry people, I find that we are warm, our needs are being met, and there is relative calm in most of our lives. We are blessed! As we turn on the news we find that not everyone is as blessed as we are. Floods are ravaging California, along with mudslides. In Haiti the tremendous devastation that resulted from the earthquake has destroyed life, as most Haitians knew it. Each aftershock reminds them of the terror of the first quake. Their standard of living was already lower than we can imagine, and even that has been taken from them. Yet the image of an elderly lady rescued after nine days singing praises to the Lord with what strength she had left humbles me. How would I react? I don’t honestly know. How would you react? As I was typing the past couple sentences I repeated a typo, “How would you reach? “ That is a good question! As I chose the Scripture above I had in mind that we ought to be doing the things Jesus would do and showing the love He would show. The context I was thinking of was Valentine’s Day, where we show that someone special that we love them in a special way. While that is certainly appropriate, I think it is also relevant in light of the needs around the world. How would you reach out to those in such need? How would Jesus reach out to those in such need? Elsewhere in this newsletter you will find information on how you can contribute to the work of the United Methodist church in response to the disaster in Haiti. I invite you to keep your eyes open to those around you also, who may need help. It may be a cup of coffee and a listening, understanding ear, or it may be something more involved. How will you reach? May God bless you as you reach out in the name of Jesus! Pastor Monk |
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