Tim’s Tidings
This week Eastminster’s Session met to study scripture, to pray
and to preside over the business of the church.
The meeting was special for me for several reasons. First, there was an excellent devotion on
waiting and depending on God. God is a
God who loves, cares, and protects.
Immediately following the devotion, we heard an exciting report from the
Prayer Shawl ministry as they are expanding not only to offer shawls to those
at the end of life, but prayer squares for all who have need, and “octopi” for
prematurely born infants. Your Elders
laid hands on the work of the Prayer Shawl ministry and consecrated it before
God. Finally, your Session deliberated
about how we might reach out with love in the community and voted to conduct
some municipal and mission partner conversations to better be prepared to be a
good Christian influence right here in our neighborhood. This will build on the excellent ministry
Compassion in Action is doing. We serve
the God who loves, cares and protects by loving, caring and protecting too!
Today we start a new sermon series, “Psalms for all
Seasons.” You will receive a bookmark
with Psalms appropriate for reading in different seasons of your life which
will be covered in worship in the following weeks. Today we will look at God’s love, care and
protection as conveyed in Psalm 91. As I
read this Psalm, the following image comes to mind:
Hear these words: “You who live in the
shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the
Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.’ He will cover you with his feathers, and under his
wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart”
(Psalm 91:1-2, 4)
God loves, cares for and protects you and me!
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