Pastor’s Corner – August 1, 2024

Dear Beloved,

How is your summer going?  If you or people in your family are transitioning back to school please know you are in our prayers.  With yellow school buses passing through the streets again, I’d invite you to ponder yellow as a way of connecting with God or simply being still with God.  When you hear the word yellow or taste something yellow or see something yellow, do any experiences or stories or songs come to your heart.  The hymn, “In the Bulb there is a Flower” comes to me.  In the yard, the first flowers to pop up in the spring are often yellow.  For me yellow is a color of fresh starts and energy, a color of encouragement and hope - soft or bright, pastel or neon - all shades offering a little different message or feeling for me.  How about for you?  Whether you are in a season of transitioning back to school or not, perhaps this a time for a fresh start or a time of renewal for you - a time to rest and consider how God is calling to you, a time to commit once again to trust God with a challenge that you have been facing for years, a time to reach out and connect with someone for support or with an organization for growing in partnership or community collaboration.  May you feel God’s refreshment in this season.

With gratitude,

   Sarah 

And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.” Then he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life.  Revelation 21:5-6