God-Your Artist in Residence

Have you seen the beauty of the autumn leaves, like the colors of the sunset spilling onto the leaves? Have you ever watched the dawn break over a ridge or mountain? -- Suddenly the sky goes from the inky blackness of twilight to bursting with color as the sky is painted bright hues of orange and red as if from a heavenly palette.  We too can experience a new dawn in our lives, as God’s hand paints a new life of promise from the dark failures of the past on the canvass of our lives.  It is a work of art continually in progress.   God not only forgives us but also continues to transform our lives with the skill of a master artist painting with the colors or Christ’s glorious love and grace!  Is God your artist in residence?  Invite God into your life and see what happens . . .
 
(verse of the week) 
 “because of the tender mercy of our God,
 like a new dawn breaking eternal
from heaven will God come
to shine on those living in darkness
 and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet
into the path of peace  
(Luke 1.78,79)
 
Open your heart to God's amazing love!
--Pastor TJ
 
(Prayer of the week)
Almighty and Loving God, thank you for the way you work miracles of life all around us and in each one of us.  Touch my life today with your promise and power.  Grant me forgiveness for past failures, and renew my life with a new vision of your plan and purpose in life.  Thank you for your Spirit that gives life in all of creation and in me.  Give me a new sense of your purpose and power in my life.  Fill me with your love, and may others see you in all I do, and give you thanks.   Amen.
 
(quote of the week)
Believe in God like you believe in the sunrise. Not because you can see it, but because you can see all it touches--C.S. Lewis