Dear Denmark Manor Family,
What a challenging time it is! The Pandemic, extreme weather
conditions, political unrest, and violence that seems to have touched our
nation from one shoreline to the other!
It seems as if nothing has remained consistent, stable, or reassuring.
Know that one thing, however, has remained consistent, stable and reassuring-
God! God is right where he has always been. It is we who have lost our focus.
We CAN change one thing, and that is how we handle these
challenges. God remains in charge and our steadfast foundation. It is we who
have succumbed to our fear and panic and turned inward to ourselves, rather
than reaching outward to God for help.
I am asking you to do something for yourselves and for all
of us. Commit yourself to set aside 10 minutes out of each day for prayer. Do
this wherever and whenever you would like. In that 10 minutes I would like you
to enter into a conversation with God. Pray for your family, pray for your
church family. Pray for your friends, pray for your enemies. Pray for your neighbors,
pray for those whom you don’t know. Pray for the sick, pray for the well. Pray
for the world, pray for everything that you can. Pray that God stands within your life and
guides you through your life. Pray like you have never prayed before. And as you
do, remember prayer works! But you have to do it, and do it every day. Jesus
Christ is right there with you, just reach out and take His hand. I promise
you, it will feel really good, and it will be fruitful! It’s what our world
needs!
It is my privilege and honor to serve you. We will not fail
if we remain steadfast in our mission as directed through our sacred leader,
Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. As we open ourselves to God for guidance,
and we grasp the hand or our Savior, we cannot and will not fail. Focus yourselves upon God’s world, and your
world will be as God intends it to be. That is the world that I want to be part
of. Listen closely. God is still speaking!
We remain a star shining proudly upon our hill! May Denmark Manor United Church of Christ
continue to shine boldly, brightly and safely.
Through the Love of Christ,
Pastor Don
