Wednesday, August 30, 2006
From the Lighthouse Keeper 6.06
Greetings, saints and lighthouse tenders!
My introduction to the City of Spring (I recently moved from the Township of Spring) has been that the weather here is either hot, wet, or both. I met with the SPRC on April 8th, the day of the Bazaar, which you may recall was quite rainy. We moved in on June 26th, another day of much rain. There was at least one flood somewhere in July or August, and in the past four days I think we’ve logged a minimum of four inches of rain.
So yesterday in between downpours the sun was shining and we went outside to look for rainbows. We didn’t see any (did you?) but I started thinking about the old symbolism behind the rainbow, where God establishes a covenant “between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come…” (Genesis 9:12). It’s a two way covenant: God will not destroy the earth by flood again, and people will be accountable for the earth and for the lifeblood of every animal and man (or person, Gen. 9:4-5).
It’s a symbol of eternal hope and of being remembered by God, and as I was looking for the rainbow I was looking right at the church.
You are my rainbow. I have great hopes for the life that is going to thrive in this church.
I thank you for your prayers and your presence, and pray you are encouraged. If you could remember in prayer today:
Leonard S, still shaken by the news that his sister is in the hospital, still without information why;
Members who have had surgeries lately, or who are facing cancer treatments;
Persons who live with addictions or depression, that God may free them;
and all who travel this holiday weekend.
Pray also that we would be energized as we enter into the fall season, and that God would lead someone to lead our young people, as Lauren graduated this spring.
Thank you, and God be with you. Looking forward to seeing you soon, at the Lighthouse on the Hill. This Sunday is a communion Sunday, as well as Labor Day weekend –
Pastor Kerry
My introduction to the City of Spring (I recently moved from the Township of Spring) has been that the weather here is either hot, wet, or both. I met with the SPRC on April 8th, the day of the Bazaar, which you may recall was quite rainy. We moved in on June 26th, another day of much rain. There was at least one flood somewhere in July or August, and in the past four days I think we’ve logged a minimum of four inches of rain.
So yesterday in between downpours the sun was shining and we went outside to look for rainbows. We didn’t see any (did you?) but I started thinking about the old symbolism behind the rainbow, where God establishes a covenant “between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come…” (Genesis 9:12). It’s a two way covenant: God will not destroy the earth by flood again, and people will be accountable for the earth and for the lifeblood of every animal and man (or person, Gen. 9:4-5).
It’s a symbol of eternal hope and of being remembered by God, and as I was looking for the rainbow I was looking right at the church.
You are my rainbow. I have great hopes for the life that is going to thrive in this church.
I thank you for your prayers and your presence, and pray you are encouraged. If you could remember in prayer today:
Leonard S, still shaken by the news that his sister is in the hospital, still without information why;
Members who have had surgeries lately, or who are facing cancer treatments;
Persons who live with addictions or depression, that God may free them;
and all who travel this holiday weekend.
Pray also that we would be energized as we enter into the fall season, and that God would lead someone to lead our young people, as Lauren graduated this spring.
Thank you, and God be with you. Looking forward to seeing you soon, at the Lighthouse on the Hill. This Sunday is a communion Sunday, as well as Labor Day weekend –
Pastor Kerry
# posted by Spring City UMC @ 8:36 AM 
