Reaching out from Grand Lake Community Chapel
Wednesday, July 19, 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 a pleasant day (if a bit overcast), and let us be glad that the forecast is calling for rain over the next couple of days, and then bright and sunny for the weekend! Imagine how our lawns and gardens will be refreshed by the rain, and imagine how lovely it will be to enjoy a magnificent Up North weekend!
While we’re on the topic of imagining, has it occurred to you that we don’t exercise our imaginations as much as we once did? That we tend to relegate imagination to the realm of youth? Why is that? It’s not as if God, who blessed us with the gift of imagination, put an age limit on dreams; the prophet Joel tells us that on the Day of the Lord “your old men will dream dreams,” and we think it’s only reasonable to include women amongst those who will dream dreams. Our imaginations don’t wear out as we grow older, but we’ve been conditioned to think that it’s “childish” to imagine how we’d like things to be, and so we don’t dream and wonder and envision a better world; and so nothing changes, and we resign ourselves to “that’s just the way it is.” But it doesn’t have to be this way! Our imaginations are a powerful engine for change, if we’ll unleash them to address the cares and concerns we encounter. Just as Jesus calls us to approach our faith as little children, maybe if we approach our worries with the imagination of a child, we’ll be shown solutions that will amaze us. Those solutions might not fit with conventional wisdom, but if we remember that our imaginations are fueled by the wisdom of the Almighty, then we can resolve the most vexing problems imaginable. What would it hurt to dream, what harm would come from being just a little unconventional? Imagine the possibilities!
Blessings,
Karen and Greg
Home: (989) 474-9116, Cell: (734) 502-5969
revgregrc@yahoo.com / revgreggl@yahoo.com
revkarenrc@yahoo.com / revkarengl@yahoo.com
Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life. Proverbs 4:23
Grand Lake Community Chapel 
Hello, I was able to try and come by your food pantry last week with my mother and your church is beautiful! We can’t wait to meet you! Unfortunetly were were unable to attend as the line was a half mile long:( I’m in a wheelchair and my mother is elderly and I didn’t feel comfortable putting her in that situation. Can you let me know when the best time to be there ? Or possibly allow us to make an appointment? I’d love to discuss volunteering possibly as well! Our family is going through some difficulties and I would love to be part of another parrish. Thank you! Cynthia Fitch (Pascoe)
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You should call the church office to find out ther best time.
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