A Musing for February 21

Perhaps you’ve heard …
… An atheist was spending a quiet day fishing when suddenly his boat was attacked by the Loch Ness monster. In one easy flip, the beast tossed him and his boat high into the air. Then it opened its mouth to swallow both.As the man sailed head over heels, he cried out, "Oh, my God! Help me!"At once, the ferocious attack scene froze in place, and as the atheist hung in mid-air, a booming voice came down from the clouds, "I thought you didn't believe in Me!""Come on God, give me a break!!" the man pleaded, "two minutes ago I didn't believe in the Loch Ness monster either!"

We shouldn’t need a tragedy to move us closer to God. If we talk with God regularly, it will be easier during the difficult moments of our lives.

KIDS TOGETHER
We had a small group at Kids Together this week. Chrissy Casey and Dorothy Gardner served as our volunteer leaders. We prayed for people in the church and our lives that were having difficult times; later the kids made cards to be sent to some of these people. It’s great to see the children learning to care about others at such a young age. Our concern for others should take us in two directions – toward God in prayer and reaching out to that person.

This coming Sunday we will begin our Lenten journey in Kids Together. We will talk about preparing our lives for Easter. If everything works out according to plan, we will have a craft project that everyone can enjoy. Natalie and Ezria Heaps will be our leaders this week.

NURSERY
Each week there are two nursery workers scheduled during worship; if only one is needed they can decide who will stay. Flossie Rusbuldt and Leah Yocum will be our nursery volunteers this week.

KIDS CLUB
Oops! The Kids Club has been postponed to begin on March 4. Children grades 3 to 7 will meet from 6:00 to 7:30 every Sunday evening during lent. The program will be a combination of Bible Study, crafts, games, activities and a social ministry project. Pray that everything will come together. There will be a planning meeting for our leaders this Sunday evening.

SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS FOR PARENTS
On February 25 we will continue the class with the theme of discipline. “Spare the rod and spoil the child” is a paraphrase from the book of Proverbs. How do we understand this issue today? What does Jesus have to say about discipline of children? The class is for parents, grandparents, those hoping to be parents, and anyone interested are invited to participate. We meet Sundays at 9:45 am in Room 2. Bring the kids; we have classes for them as well.
“No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.” – Harry Emerson Fosdick (Served as pastor of ABCUSA related Riverside Church and was key in the development of AA, he died in 1969)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS
Thank you for your prayers for my grandson Daniel during his recent hospitalization and surgery. It was a difficult week and we all felt your care and prayers. Daniel came home on Saturday and is well on the road to recovery.

May you feel the Lord’s guiding presence in your lives this week.

Pastor Steve

This Week’s Motto: Dominus vobiscum (“The Lord be with you”)

"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." - Frederick Douglas

Disclaimer: That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. These are my musings concerning the Children’s Ministries of our church. If I said something that is incorrect or offensive, don’t complain to others, just tell me.