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As we approach the close of 2021 and get ready to enter 2022, it is
the perfect time to reflect on all that we have been able to accomplish
with God's guidance and presence in our lives.
Pledging
is an important Christian spiritual practice that enables us
to grow intentionally in faith and generosity in every place of our
lives. It is a commitment to make a financial gift to be used to
continue the Lord's ministry through our church, and pledging is a
response to God's call and
abundance in our own lives. It is also a statement of thanksgiving, and
continued faith in the promise that God will continue to provide and
bless us as his good and faithful stewards.
God has a
plan for everyone and everything. That includes you, and
it includes Gift of Grace. None of us can fully know God’s plan—the best
we can do is pray and listen for clarity and direction. I hope you
will all take a moment (more of course if needed) over the next few
weeks, to pray for God's guidance and reassurance that He will continue
to provide for Gift of Grace, all of those in our congregation, our
community, our nation and the world. Ask Him to guide us, so that we may
know the role He needs us to fill within in His church and the
community, and to help us to give lovingly and happily as stewards of
the gifts He has given us.
Once you have had time to
contemplate and pray, please consider filling out and returning the linked pledge document and committing to give what you are able.
Although this is not required in any way, it is useful as your council
begins planning and setting the budget for the upcoming year. Our
little church has done great things, and none of them would have been
possible without your donations of money, time and talent, or without
God's continued guidance, and blessings.
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