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ONE WORD: HOPE

1/3/2021

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   There are a lot of words that come to mind as I think about 2020 and most of them aren’t positive.  Of course, COVID-19 comes to mind and turmoil in most areas of life.  We faced hardships as a nation due to the pandemic and the resulting economic unrest.  Here at the church our normal schedule was completely thrown out the window.  I was looking forward to a Spring meeting with my son Paul.  Our attendance was growing, and we actually had a number of younger folks and kids.  We were looking ahead to VBS in the summer and in general 2020 was promising to be a good year.  Not that there haven’t been some important lessons learned and new skills acquired.  I can now make videos in two different systems and I never would have believed that financially the church would be in such good shape (in other words we haven’t gone through all our money).  Yet the loss of our time together in fellowship and Sunday school, the separation we feel and the loss of one of our members to COVID-19 deserve a time of grief.  We aren’t good with grief and often want to hurry through it.  But grief tells us that something important is missing or has been taken from us.  It’s OK to grieve our losses.
   For 2021 I have just one word for now, and that is hope.  I hope the new year will be better.  I hope that the vaccinations will get to everyone as quickly as possible and that we will be able to return to some sense of normal.  I hope that our nation gets back to work and folks settle down so that we can live our lives.  As Christians we are actually commanded to lead peaceful lives so that we may then have opportunities to share the Gospel without all the distractions.  I hope as things get to the new normal that as a church we can pick up from where we were a year ago.  I’m still looking forward to hosting a meeting with my son.  I hope that we can look forward to a great VBS and other opportunities for ministry in our community. 
   One thing I do know, not just hope for, God is still God and 2021 is still in his hands as are all of us.  So whatever your expectations are for the new year rest assured that God will work all things for good to those who love him.
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   Don
 


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