“Ponderings from the Pastor”
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! While September usually brings many changes with it, this year will be especially different. As area schools and universities grapple with how to reopen and teach our students, there are still a lot of unknown factors which must be dealt with, not the least of which is the safety of all of the students, teachers, staffs, and school workers in light of the continuing pandemic. And while the local administrators continue to debate virtual vs. in- school, parents, grandparents, and children once again find themselves forced to make difficult choices and arrangements. While every September I have asked for you to pray for our schools, this year I am imploring you to please say a prayer each morning this month starting today. Pray for the teachers as they prepare to take on even more new responsibilities, and for the students who have never experienced this type of learning. It is my hope that like many of our churches, the schools will overcome the obstacles and learn new ways to reach our children and their families.
I would also ask you to add a prayer for our nation each day, from now until Nov. 3rd . It has been said that this election cycle will be “THE most important in the history of our country.” While I am not sure if that is true, what I do know is that it is shaping up to be one of the most divisive that I have witnessed in my lifetime. I do not and will not use this platform to make a political stand… I put my faith in God and Him alone. I believe in the words that the Apostle Paul wrote in Romans 13-“Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.” Our prayers should not be for one candidate or another. Our prayers are to be accordance with our Lord’s prayer- “thy will be done.”
As many of you know, I am a firm believer in the power of prayer. I have seen too many things in my life that cannot be simply “fate” or “chance”. So I am asking all who read this article to join me in writing this month’s Life Verse on your heart- “… if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (II Chronicles 7:14) Pray for healing for our country… and our world.
It’s worth pondering,
Pastor Bill
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! While September usually brings many changes with it, this year will be especially different. As area schools and universities grapple with how to reopen and teach our students, there are still a lot of unknown factors which must be dealt with, not the least of which is the safety of all of the students, teachers, staffs, and school workers in light of the continuing pandemic. And while the local administrators continue to debate virtual vs. in- school, parents, grandparents, and children once again find themselves forced to make difficult choices and arrangements. While every September I have asked for you to pray for our schools, this year I am imploring you to please say a prayer each morning this month starting today. Pray for the teachers as they prepare to take on even more new responsibilities, and for the students who have never experienced this type of learning. It is my hope that like many of our churches, the schools will overcome the obstacles and learn new ways to reach our children and their families.
I would also ask you to add a prayer for our nation each day, from now until Nov. 3rd . It has been said that this election cycle will be “THE most important in the history of our country.” While I am not sure if that is true, what I do know is that it is shaping up to be one of the most divisive that I have witnessed in my lifetime. I do not and will not use this platform to make a political stand… I put my faith in God and Him alone. I believe in the words that the Apostle Paul wrote in Romans 13-“Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.” Our prayers should not be for one candidate or another. Our prayers are to be accordance with our Lord’s prayer- “thy will be done.”
As many of you know, I am a firm believer in the power of prayer. I have seen too many things in my life that cannot be simply “fate” or “chance”. So I am asking all who read this article to join me in writing this month’s Life Verse on your heart- “… if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (II Chronicles 7:14) Pray for healing for our country… and our world.
It’s worth pondering,
Pastor Bill
