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| Pastor's Message |
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| May, 2003 |
"The love of God searches for us endlessly." With these words, Flora Slosson Wuellner captures the essence of being gathered in the community of faith.
It is in the community of faith that we humans are most easily made aware of God's love. Gathering in community and welcoming others into community are sacred activities in and of themselves. Of course, the community takes many forms, finds many expressions.
Jesus said, "Wherever two or more are gathered, there I will be also." This is a sacred antidote. When we face difficult times, we often seek isolation. When life is busy, we often seek privacy. Solitude, privacy, and quiet certainly have their place. All are important for spiritual well being. But equally important, perhaps more important, is the need for gathering together. Jesus knew and knows of our tendency to retreat into isolation when the going gets tough. Jesus knew and knows that God seeks us endlessly. Jesus knew and knows that our simple act of gathering is a health seeking and health building act. Gathering together to worship, to study, to sing, to pray, to share our faith, to support each other in difficult times, gathering together as a people of faith in groups large and small is a simple act of spiritual well being. It makes us more aware of God's love to be around other people touched by that love and willing to share it.
So, may God continue to bless us with awareness of God's endlessly searching for us. May God bless us with the sacred inclination to gather together.
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