Snow Day!
8 inches and still falling! It's a snow day at my house up near Summit Lake. It's an unexpected day of beauty and quiet. Bo (the little white fluffy church dog) hasn't stayed awake for more than 5-10 minutes. He's curled up by the fire and perfectly content. I have lots and lots of feathered outdoor visitors, though. They are happily munching away on the birdseed and sunflower seeds I put out for them. I'm guessing many of the birds figured it was safe to return to the high country only to be surprised by the white and the wet.
I am celebrating the gift of moisture for our too-dry soil. I'm celebrating the first day of work-from-home that I've been able to arrange this week. I'm celebrating Pat Downey, the director of Hope's Kitchen, as he steps up to also help Grace's Kitchen manage with this challenging time. Together, we are able to serve a substantial take-away noon meal Monday - Saturday for any and all. I celebrate Paul & Shirley, a couple who volunteer with Hope's Kitchen, then on Sundays they make sandwiches and drive around town seeking out our homeless brothers and sisters to hand out sandwiches. I celebrate all of you who are looking after each other with phone calls and emails and text messages. You don't have to be an official "phone buddy" to call folks and let them know you care.
Snow days are days for reflection--a time to pause and consider our lives.
Isaiah 55:8-11
My plans aren’t your plans,
nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.
9 Just as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways,
and my plans than your plans.
10 Just as the rain and the snow come down from the sky
and don’t return there without watering the earth,
making it conceive and yield plants
and providing seed to the sower and food to the eater,
11 so is my word that comes from my mouth;
it does not return to me empty.
Instead, it does what I want,
and accomplishes what I intend.
We do not yet know all that the Lord intends for us to learn and consider during this turbulent time. But I do know this much: in our prayers, in our caring for each other, in our commitment to feeding folks in our community--we are living out God's every day intentions for us. May we continue to be open to what the Lord is trying to teach us...
Peace and all good,
Pastor Jean
I am celebrating the gift of moisture for our too-dry soil. I'm celebrating the first day of work-from-home that I've been able to arrange this week. I'm celebrating Pat Downey, the director of Hope's Kitchen, as he steps up to also help Grace's Kitchen manage with this challenging time. Together, we are able to serve a substantial take-away noon meal Monday - Saturday for any and all. I celebrate Paul & Shirley, a couple who volunteer with Hope's Kitchen, then on Sundays they make sandwiches and drive around town seeking out our homeless brothers and sisters to hand out sandwiches. I celebrate all of you who are looking after each other with phone calls and emails and text messages. You don't have to be an official "phone buddy" to call folks and let them know you care.
Snow days are days for reflection--a time to pause and consider our lives.
Isaiah 55:8-11
My plans aren’t your plans,
nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.
9 Just as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways,
and my plans than your plans.
10 Just as the rain and the snow come down from the sky
and don’t return there without watering the earth,
making it conceive and yield plants
and providing seed to the sower and food to the eater,
11 so is my word that comes from my mouth;
it does not return to me empty.
Instead, it does what I want,
and accomplishes what I intend.
We do not yet know all that the Lord intends for us to learn and consider during this turbulent time. But I do know this much: in our prayers, in our caring for each other, in our commitment to feeding folks in our community--we are living out God's every day intentions for us. May we continue to be open to what the Lord is trying to teach us...
Peace and all good,
Pastor Jean
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