Reaching out from Grand Lake Community Chapel
Wednesday, September 6, 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 burst of summery weather over the holiday weekend, and let us be glad for the promise of much-needed rain over the course of the next couple of days! As we write this message, it’s bright and sunny and very warm – something that we missed out on for much of the Memorial Day to Labor Day season, so we hope that you’re able to get out and enjoy the day!
The month of September is really all about transitions; kids go back to school, the weather begins to cool, the trees begin their annual color change (and what a beautiful thing that is!), several businesses shut down for the fall and winter months, while others open, and many of us go about the business of putting away our summer “toys” and think about prepping our winter ones. In the church world, the quiet of summer transitions into the hustle-and-bustle of committee meetings, Sunday School, and looking forward to planning for Christmas. Yet through all of these transitions, we are reminded of the one great constant in the lives of the faithful; the constancy of God’s presence. It matters not if we’re sitting on a sandy beach, hiking along a forest trail, or sitting in a comfy chair watching the world outside go through its changes; God is with us, offering his guidance, strength, wisdom, and love. It’s good to remember this, as we go from one season to the next, and it’s good to offer God our thanks for the glorious design of Creation. Change is a good thing, even if we’re not always delighted with it, for without change there is little opportunity for growth and new experiences; and besides, if everything stayed the same, think how dull life could be! During this time of transition, remember that God is good, all the time. And all the time, God is good!
God bless you!
Karen and Greg
Home: (989) 474-9116, Cell: (734) 502-5969
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“Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.”2 Corinthians 4:16
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