Pastor Dale and I have had countless conversations about the patience and grace our church has had during the process of repairing the Meeting House. In fact, we are motivated to conclude that the Holy Spirit has used this time to bring us closer together as a community. The warmth, tenderness and intimacy that Parish Hall provided — gave us the space we needed to still experience the love of God each and every Sunday morning.
Furthermore, it gave us insight into the deep biblical message that our beloved Meeting House has taught us, which is that there are unforeseen blessings in brokenness. Nine months ago, we found out that the roof of our Sanctuary was literally collapsing on us. This was shocking and quite frankly, it was frightening. But then again, how many of us have gone through challenges in life where we too felt as if the roof of our lives was caving in on us? I would imagine, that at some point along the journey, all of us have been in this place. How blessed are we to serve a God who shows up stronger than ever in moments of weakness such as this.
This Sunday, let us not forget all the unexpected gifts that have come from this experience. One of my favorite scripture versus of all-time is written in 2 Corinthians 12:9 and it reads: “but he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.’ So, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.” The wounds of our Meeting House have been exposed and by God’s grace we have been able to repair them. Rejoice, for this is good news!
So, thank you. Thank you to every single member of our church for walking alongside Pastor Dale and I through this process. The character of our church has been exposed and its results are spectacular!
Join us, the time has come to celebrate and give thanks.
Rejoice!
Rejoice!
Rejoice!
Compassionately,
Gary Michael