Gift

Life is such a wonderful gift! Each day is a fresh opportunity to begin anew with God's grace, and to grasp it as a gift from God. Regardless of the adversity we face, with God's grace and promise, we can make each day a fresh experience of God's grace and love. So it is with a new year. It is a fresh gift from God, full of God's grace and promise. Resolve this year to accept this gift of life and with God's help strive to do that which would honor God and serve others. The best gift of all is the realization that we do not do this alone --the new year dawns with the promise of Christ walking beside us, guiding and strengthening our every step. Ask God to help you dream great dreams for your life and ask Him to fill you with fresh hope to accomplish those dreams that would honor God and serve others. Remember-- God loves you! 

Listen to this wonderful promise of God's love dawning each day in our lives with grace and hope:
 
(Verse of the week)
Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. (Lamentations 3.21)
 
(Prayer of the week)
Loving Heavenly Father, I open my heart to your amazing love.  Forgive me of failures of the past, and give me new life through the miracle of Christ.  Fill my life with your love and hope and peace and joy, and may I find a new purpose in life and a new promise for the future, through your grace and to your glory.  Amen.
 
Wishing you a Blessed and Happy New Year!
--Pastor TJ
 
(quote of the week)
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give --Albert Schweitzer