What if?
What if Lord of Grace was a disinterested congregation? What if the Spirit wasn't alive and working here? What if we were not a people of God who is open to receiving God's grace on a daily basis?
What if?
Well, I think I can safely say that we as a congregation here at Lord of Grace don't have to worry about any of the above “What if?” questions.
It's important to remember that “what if” you and I don't show appreciation for all the efforts expended by others to make our worship services and events as special as they are. What if William Willcoxson and Cindy Stein had not agreed to preach the first two Sundays in August? Or what if the Worship Committee didn't prepare a beautiful lay lead service for those two weeks? Everyone did a masterful job and our congregation is the better for these deeply spiritual leaders. We thank you!
What if no one agreed to particicpate in or attend our LOG's Got Talent Showcase? It was both interesting and fun to get to know some of our members on a totally different level, from Mathew's (one t in Mathew) display of Match Box cars, to Jan's (from Chicago) custom yardstick coffee table, to Stuart's display of some of his guitars, it was a wide variety of unique items on display.
And what if we didn't have the generous members who provided all the goodies for the welcome breakfast for Pastor Randy? Or what if the generous member who offered the $10,000 for the mortgage reduction challenge as well as all who responded had not done so? And we can't forget the group who said “What if we go out and find a replacement organ for Lord of Grace?” and actually found one at virtually no cost! We owe them all such a huge thank you!
As we enter this new phase of congretational reflection through the Ministry Site Profile cottage meetings, now is the time to be spirit led and dream big. Be sure to sign up to attend one of the meetings and come prepared. What if you had not made that suggestion which turned out to be an extremely positive one for us? What if Jesus is calling? What if?
Betsy Boorse
President