Greetings in Christ! Here it is almost May! It has been said that April showers bring May flowers (May flowers bring Pilgrims!), but April certainly brought us beautiful flowers in our beautiful church! What a wonderous Lenten season we had. It gave us the opportunity to celebrate our Lord through our Wednesday Lenten Soup Suppers, Holy Week, and of course Easter Sunday! I cannot thank you enough for allowing me to participate in all of these wonderful events with you.
Lent is a season of rediscovery. We rediscover our Lord through fellowship, liturgy, and self-reflection. We more fully embrace our Lord and the truth of His sacrifice and resurrection on our behalf. How glorious it was to be part of this rediscovery and growth with each of you. Thank you again for sharing this with me. As I had a chance to get closer to each of you, I also had a chance to get closer to Jesus through you.
May will be a time of inspiration and fellowship too. Not just among ourselves, but with others within our Christian community. On May 4 we will suspend our Sunday service here at Living Lord to take our faith on the road. We will go to worship with the congregation of the First United Church of Christ in downtown Warren. The church is located at 280 East Market Street, just east of the Social Security office building. The service will take place at 11:00 a.m. and I hear that the pastor will be providing a pasta luncheon following the service! (The building has an elevator for those that might not be able to handle stairs.) We are going in fellowship to show our solidarity with those who are losing their church at the end of September.
May 11 is Mother’s Day! An opportunity to pay homage to the wonderful women that gave us love, guidance, and life. We will give special thanks to our Lord for this wonderful blessing.
Again, I thank you for counting me worthy of sharing your fellowship and spiritual journey as we continue to express our love for our gracious God and one another. Blessings to you all!