Congratulations, Peace, on helping the Youth reach their Souper Bowl tackle hunger goals! Virtual Souper Bowl rings to all of you! Now if you want to do justice, as well as love kindness, mark your calendar for the Coalition of Immokalee Workers March in Tampa—March 5.
Pray for your friends at Peace. We have several who have spent time in the hospital over the last week. Others are going through challenging times with stress, loss, and difficult relationships. Speaking of relationships, Jesus offers some big challenges in the Sermon on the Mount text this week:
Regarding anger, insults, and bitterness, Jesus insists that we need to be working on reconciliation. This is humbling and hard work, given the propensity of our relationships to go awry in small and large ways. Regarding fidelity, Jesus seems to be saying that adultery is about our eyes and heart, as much as our beds.
Movie Night is this coming Friday – viewing and discussing the movie “Doubt.” Kickball and hot dogs at Greenbrook’s Adventure Park on February 20th starting at 3:00. Bring a side dish to share. The Peace Choirs are singing in a Family Promise fundraiser at Harvest Methodist Church on February 26th. Every one of these activities is an opportunity to invite a friend to enjoy the warmth of Peace’s fellowship.
Wells Thomas, infant son of our Pastor Tricia will be baptized at Peace on February 20th! What a joy to celebrate the grace of God in his life and ours and to have him be the first one baptized in our new beautiful baptismal font, a gift from Presbyterian friends in Naples!
Peace to you all,
Elizabeth
