such a time as this ?!

Good morning,

" This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it."

I invite you to listen in on today's service this morning over the Internet. This still seems strange for us to be worshipping together, but apart.  I am getting used to doing the sermon, two days before Sunday . Sundays seem abnormal, as I do not have to prepare to deliver the sermon, nor do I have to prepare to meet the people of Poole. Please consider giving of your tithes and offerings by sending them to Poole Church at Box 249 in Milverton,  or by e-transfer through the Credit Union. Talk to our treasurer Karen Scheerer.

As you prepare for Sunday, what are you thinking about ? The prayers, the songs, the sermon, the announcements ? How is God and God's Spirit going to show up in our congregation , when we are apart. As Jesus said , "nothing is impossible with God ". What is God making possible in your lives today ? What are the positive things that are happening in your relationship with God ?

In the Esther story in the Old Testament, there is a line that we have often quoted, " And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this. "  Esther's cousin Mordecai says this to her, so that she will confront the King about a plot against the Jewish people. The law says if the Queen comes into the Kings' presence unannounced, she will die. Is this the time for bravery or silence ? I have become the lead pastor at Poole for such a time as this, I believe !

We are all in this journey of our lives, for such a time as this. What will we learn about God and ourselves, as we live through this ? Is there something to be learned or only experienced through the time of the virus ?

Prayers for Today

" What a friend we have in Jesus all our sins and griefs to bear,

  and what a privilege to carry

  Everything to God in prayer   ….."

"Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour prayer

that calls me from a world of care.

And bids me at my Father's throne

Make all my wants and wishes known …. "

Salaam and peace for today.

Fred