You amaze me! Yes, Peace people, I continue to be amazed at your generosity of time,
talent, and treasure. In just one evening of team meetings, three rooms were
filled with six - nine people, reflecting on a Bible passage together for
fifteen minutes before diving into ministry planning and work. In just
one ordinary week at Peace, forty or more people come to rehearse music to
glorify God in worship. In just one simple Souper Bowl Offering,
you gave $880 dollars beyond regular offerings to feed hungry people at Mission
Beth-El. But that’s not all. You really care about people
– new people, hurting people, grieving people, struggling/doubting people.
I expressed a need for more people in the worship reflection class for dialogue
over the sermon and the class tripled last Sunday. Please keep
coming. This preacher wants your feedback – in writing is great, but even
better, in person. Sit and listen to others’ reflections, or speak
the truth as you see it. We all grow more when we learn together
and share our faith journeys – the mountains, the valleys, and the plains.
This week’s sermon calls us to proclaim the truth, with the Apostle Paul, who
said, “woe to me if I do not proclaim the gospel!” We will consider
the difficulties of proclamation in our pluralistic, relativistic
world. Read 1 Corinthains 9:16-27 in preparation.
We give thanks to God for our newly leased weekday space (Conference A) and the
privilege of spreading out. Further, we dream of the day (we hope in
2014) when, God-willing, our ministry and mission will continue to thrive
on Lorraine Road in a facility built especially for God’s glory and purposes by
Peace, unencumbered by the uncertainties of renting.
With love, prayers, and deep gratitude,
Elizabeth
