And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. Hebrews 10:24-25
During the beginning of the pandemic Pastor George had an idea that the staff would write daily blessings to help keep our church family inspired and connected during this unusual time. After several months of having them 5 days a week we went down to 3 days a week to not overwhelm people with emails, since this went on way longer than we anticipated that it would. We were pretty naïve back then as to how this would all play out way back last March.
It has been a good journey writing these blessings for they have help me to see the positive and good during such a stressful time. However, I have really enjoyed reading all the blessings and getting to learn more about our staff and church family here at CUMC. I can usually tell who wrote which Daily Blessing by the first couple of lines. We all have our own unique style of writing and perspective. I have been amazed at the insight and timeliness of our Daily Blessings. All our writers have touched me in a deep way, and many times their words have been what I needed to read that day. It is funny how God works isn’t it. I have also been blessed by the response that I have received from church family on my writings.
These writings have helped us to grow in our faith and in our connections with each other. I have learned things about Brenda, James, Emalee, and all the staff that I would have not known had we not been writing these articles. I have also heard from many of you have touched you have been by their words and how wonderful it is to get to know them better from their writings. Our Daily Blessings have truly connected us on a deeper level than we were connected before.
So even as we are still not seeing each other in person as much as we have before, we are learning about each other in deeper ways and that has been a very special blessing during this difficult time. As some of us begin to feel more comfortable going out, in a safe way, we need to remember that there were some good practices that came out of our lockdown that we need to keep in our practices moving forward. Sharing our faith, inspiring and blessing others is one of those practices we all need to do everyday day in every way we can.
Gracious and Loving God, open our eyes and hearts to the blessings that we are surrounded with everyday day and take for granted. Give us a voice to be able to bless others by our service and our words. We are so thankful for all the folks that have helped us get through this difficult time and we are thankful for you who has been with us through all this and more. We see your fingerprints all over the helpers, help us to show that we have your fingerprints on us too.
Amen
Stay safe, stay well and be the hope you wish to see in the world, Suzanne