Reaching out from Grand Lake Community Chapel
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
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 gentle change in the seasons, and let us be glad that we still have time to take care of buttoning up our homes for the coming colder weather. Most of the leaves are down, but not yet frozen to the turf, so we can still rake them up (or wait for the wind to gift our neighbors with them) and dispose of them. It’s far too dry to have a bonfire, but many of us can remember the aroma of burning leaves that signaled the end of fall. Of course, tomorrow is Halloween, so we all have to be on the lookout for little ghosts and goblins searching for treats!
This is our last email newsletter before the election on November 5th, and we know that many of you are more than ready for this contentious election season to be over; but we would be remiss if we didn’t remind you of the importance of voting. We have the rare and wonderful opportunity to prayerfully choose those who will govern for a time, and we have the obligation to let them do the jobs they were chosen to do. If we approach our civic duty in a prayerful way, we have to trust that God will be present in the workings of our government, even if our individual vote went to a different candidate. And, if our preferred candidates aren’t elected, we will have to accept the majority decision and work within the system to effect a change at the next opportunity. Abraham Lincoln quoted Matthew 12:25 when he said “a house divided against itself cannot stand” in a speech given on June 16, 1858. It was true then, and it is true today. While we may disagree on some things, we must come together around a set of core principles and values, or the nation, and Christ’s plan that we be loving and supportive of one another, will fail.
Blessings,
Karen and Greg
Home: (989) 474-9116, Cell: (734) 502-5969
revgregrc@yahoo.com / revgreggl@yahoo.com
revkarenrc@yahoo.com / revkarengl@yahoo.com
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:6
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