Reaching out from Grand Lake Community Chapel
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Greetings in Christ!
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it! Let us rejoice for the glories of autumn Up North, and let us be glad that we need only step out of our homes to enjoy them! No need for long drives from Downstate, no need for booking hotel rooms; just open the door, and there before us are the colors and the sights and the rich aromas of fall. We are indeed blessed to call this place “home.”
Sadly, in other parts of the world, autumn brings no such joy; war continues in Ukraine, and as we all know, war has broken out in the Middle East between Israel and those who would see her destroyed. Here in the safe and friendly confines of Northern Michigan, we cannot fathom the horrors faced by our brothers and sisters on the other side of the world; our values don’t allow for us to even comprehend the atrocities that are being reported in the aftermath of Hamas’ incursions into Israel, nor the fear resulting from Israel’s military response. Many of us are at a loss as to what we should do; conflicting reports in the news media leave us questioning whose fault all of this is, which side we should back in these wars. We will leave that to the politicians and pundits; our support should go to the innocents. Our prayers, our gifts to relief agencies, our advocacy belongs only to the men and women and children who are caught up in these wars. They have not chosen to live in war zones; they have done nothing to deserve the death and destruction that surrounds them. And so we stand with the children of God in the war-torn places of the world. We turn to Almighty God in prayer, that he might take them in his strong arms and protect them, and that he might swiftly bring peace and justice to the whole world. That is the most powerful thing we can do; pray.
God bless you!
Karen and Greg
Home: (989) 474-9116, Cell: (734) 502-5969
revgregrc@yahoo.com / revgreggl@yahoo.com
revkarenrc@yahoo.com / revkarengl@yahoo.com
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15
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