Dear Friends in Christ-
The New Testament reading
for March 15th was from Paul’s letter to the Romans.
Since we are justified by
faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through
whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in
our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but
we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces
endurance, and endurance produces character, and character
produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s
love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been
given to us.
For while
we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Indeed,
rarely will anyone die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person
someone might actually dare to die. But God proves his love
for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.
The circumstances of Paul’s letter writing may have differed greatly
from our 21st century lives, but the truths within this chapter are
timeless. Verses 3-5 assure us that God is present in our suffering. We are not
alone in our struggles. We have been promised that the Holy
Spirit is with us and that we are encircled by the love of God. It is in times
like these, that the church is called to trust in God’s love and to boldly
share it with others. Of course, that can be rather tricky if you are
self-quarantined with only your most immediate family. Tricky, but not impossible.
What might we do as individuals and as the people of Keller's Church
to share the love that we know, at a time when folks are facing so many unknown
challenges? For me, that’s been the question of the day for nearly a week. So
here’s what I’ve been up to at Keller’s Parsonage.
- Sundays at 10:15 we will be live on Facebook with scripture, preaching and prayer. Currently the video for this past Sunday is only available on Facebook, but we’re working on it!
- Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:00pm will be “Story Time” for the young and young at heart on Facebook Live. Today was “The Velveteen Rabbit.”
- First Communion Instruction is online at https://thinkingaboutcommunion.blogspot.com/
- Be in touch. Call people. Write notes. Text. Skype. We are the community of Christ even when we are at a distance.
Blessings to you and yours!
Pastor Heidi
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