Reaching out from Grand Lake Community Chapel
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Greetings in Christ!
This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it! Let us rejoice in the much-needed rain that fell earlier this week, and let us be glad for rejuvenated lawns and gardens without having to run a sprinkler! Not running a sprinkler might put a crimp in your early summer fun (who doesn’t enjoy running through a sprinkler?), but rain doesn’t cost anything!
One of our favorite words is “free,” in part because Dr. Greg is pretty tight with a dollar, but mostly because the things in life that are really important don’t require a credit card or a fistful of cash. The air we breathe is free, the love we share with one another is free, and most important of all, the love of God is free. None of us need write a check or break into our kid’s piggy banks to be blessed by God’s love. He loves us because he made us in his image, even if sometimes we make a mess of things by forgetting that little fact. Nothing we say or do will take God’s love from us, but we can certainly grieve God by the things we say and do; and if we grieve the Almighty, no amount of money or toil will make things better. Only a heartfelt “I’m sorry” and a pledge to do better can do that. But God will not have stopped loving us; to do so would be against his nature and against his promises found throughout Scripture. So enjoy the free gift of God’s love, and know that it will never, ever be withdrawn. There’s great comfort in that, and great power, too.
Blessings,
Karen and Greg
Home: (989) 474-9116, Cell: (734) 502-5969
revgregrc@yahoo.com / revgreggl@yahoo.com
revkarenrc@yahoo.com / revkarengl@yahoo.com
How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!
People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. Psalms 36:7
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