Feburary 14, 2020

Reflections on the Scripture

Greeting: May the God of peace make you whole and holy, may you be kept safe in body, heart, and mind, and thus ready for the presence. God has called you and will not fail you.' (1 Thessalonians 5:23).

Blessed are those who keep God’s testimonies, who seek God with their whole heart, but also do no wrong, but walk in God’s ways! Psalm 119: 2-3

This verse sums up a lifelong journey of faith. Of course we want to keep God’s testimonies and of course we seek God with our whole hearts and of course we want to walk in God’s ways… but never do wrong? That’s quite a tall order. I don’t know about you but I make mistakes and missteps almost hourly, unless I am asleep. As Paul says “¹I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. (Romans 7:15). So we all struggle with doing the next right thing. But the blessing to us is that God never gives up on us and forgives for our mistakes and missteps. God calls us hourly (or minute by minute if needed) into right relationship with God and with each other. That is the power of Christ Jesus working with us and the Holy Spirit working in us. I have to confess to you that I have a patience problem. I want things to move faster than they normally do and I get anxious when I feel things are taking too long. Whether is it a trip to the grocery store, a returned phone call or a response from the doctor. So I have to practice peaceful patience every day in order to walk in God’s ways. We all have something that we struggle with, something that trips us up. But that something also gives us an opportunity to give our struggle over to God for redemption and help. So give something over this week and allow God to help you walk in God’s ways. Amen

February 6

Women's Fellowship Meeting - Corner Cafe

The Women Fellowship met Thursday, Feb. 6 at the Corner Cafe to have great food and conversation with the 15 women gathered. We also started to plan the 2nd Annual Women's Retreat Day, tentatively set for March 28 or April 4.  There is a sign up sheet for planning the event on the Information Table in the narthex.  Our next gathering will be Thursday, March 5 at 11:30 at the Corncer Cafe. All are welcome.  

Continued Prayers for the Harden Family

Hello Church Family,

In support of Patricia Harden and her family during the passing of our dear church member Greg, we will be providing a light lunch this Saturday 2/15 at Patricia’s home after the funeral and burial.

The funeral is at 1:00 with the burial following. The luncheon will be at 4:00 for the family. Patricia is anticipating around 30-40 guests.

We will be providing finger foods and desserts: sandwiches, dips, chips, crackers, cheese balls, vegetable trays, fruit trays and desserts.  . 

Thank you for supporting the Harden family during this difficult time. We have been blessed with plenty of food for the family .

Visitation will be 6 pm - 8 pm, Friday, Feb. 14 at Slay Memorial Funeral Center in 400 S. Hwy 377, Aubrey, Tx

Funeral service will be held at 1 pm Feb. 15 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 633 Hobson Lane, Denton Tx.

May God's comfort and love be with Greg's family at this time of great grief and loss.

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