To my friends at Union Church,
Can I just tell you? This has been an amazing summer! We have had some beautiful times of worship outdoors and in; we have tried out some new hymns, and we have walked through the 12-step recovery programs together. I am so grateful today as I sit and ponder the beginning of the program year and our time together this fall.
At the same time, my heart is heavy knowing that so many of our church friends are waiting for healing and asking for God to show up in their lives in big and powerful ways. Aging can be difficult, to say the least, but we know that God is alongside us each step of the way.
I find peace and comfort in the knowledge that this church is looking out for one another. Very rarely does a day go by that I hear from one of you concerned with another. This community is so deeply connected, members one of another (Romans 12:5). I want to encourage you to keep walking the walk and talking the talk; you are the body of Christ and acting as Christ’s hands and feet in the world.
I hope that we continue to look for those who need this kind of community, one that is full of joy, love, compassion, prayer, and support. And in the looking and the goings-on of life, I hope that each of us remembers to stop and be ever mindful of how God is leading.
Love in Christ,
Pastor Eliecia
