Reaching out from Grand Lake Community Chapel
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Greetings in Christ!
Christ is Risen! He is Risen, Indeed!! On this first day of May, let us rejoice and be glad in the day that the Lord has given us! Let us rejoice in a new month, full of promise and anticipation, and let us be glad that we can continue our celebration of the Resurrection of Our Lord! While the weather Up North is a bit on the gloomy and damp side, the faithful know that our lives are full of brightness and joy. Let us keep our focus on that which truly matters; Christ is Risen! He is Risen, Indeed!!
The first day of a new month always brings with it excitement for the possibilities that lie ahead, and if we’re honest about it, sometimes brings with it a bit of trepidation. The merry month of May brings us the celebration of the Day of Pentecost and the unofficial beginning of summer, with the arrival of Memorial Day at the end of the month; good things! May also brings us graduation season, getting our gardens and yards ready for outdoor recreation, vacation planning, and for some among us medical procedures and unwelcome tasks related to unplanned life changes. The month of May is a month of transitions, which makes it a month of opportunities; opportunities that we can both embrace and celebrate, even if they’re hard, or opportunities that we can resist or avoid entirely. Our pastoral guidance to all is to embrace the opportunities, intentionally inviting the presence of the Holy Trinity to join with you in whatever it is you’re facing. If it’s something delightful, God in all three persons will delight with you and enhance your joy. If it’s something hard, God in all three persons will give you the strength and courage to get through the hard things, so that you’ll be able to look back on what you’ve done with a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction, because you did a hard thing, did it well, and are free to look forward to brighter days ahead. You see, with God all things are possible; nice and easy, and tough and hard. No matter what it is that must be dealt with, all will be better (and ultimately all will be accomplished) if we first turn to God in prayer. Always remember that God is good, all the time; and all the time, God is good!
Blessings to you!
Karen and Greg
Home: (989) 474-9116, Cell: (734) 502-5969
revgregrc@yahoo.com / revgreggl@yahoo.com
revkarenrc@yahoo.com / revkarengl@yahoo.com
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 2 Corinthians 13:14
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