Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
A blessed New Year to you all! I'm in forward-looking mode, so here goes.
I pray we have faith to trust in the Lord at all times in our lives.
I pray we gather in community more often than we have in recent years, to give thanks to God, and be fed by Word and Sacrament.
I pray we intentionally invite others to share in the mission with which we have been entrusted.
I pray we keep our eyes wide open for those in need, and our hearts open to the Spirit to guide us to minister to and with those who have need.
I pray more of us assume responsibility for more ministries of this congregation.
I pray we continue to financially support the ministry to which we have committed ourselves.
I pray we do a far better job of caring for all of creation, including our neighbors.
I pray we will look more closely to the ministry of Jesus when discerning what to say and what to do as we live our lives in this time and place.
Please note that this is not a New Year's resolution. It is my earnest prayer. And to be about prayer is to be in partnership with the Almighty to bring about the words in the prayer.
Thanks be to God for this relationship we share in Jesus Christ. Amen
In Christ,
Pastor Frank Kauzlarich