President's Message -
As I write this message, God has blessed us with rain. It's ironic because at the Council meeting, we spent quite a bit of time discussing the blessings we have here at Lord of Grace. This is especially important since we will soon be blessed with NO MORTGAGE! But the follow-up question is, “What do we do now?”
Well, let's begin by counting our blessings, not sheep that will put us to sleep, but honest to goodness blessings. First and foremost, it's you and me, the congregation. We are the church. It may be hokie, but when you look at chURch, you are church! We are blessed with an outstanding preschool here on our campus. Laura and her staff have done a magnificent job of breathing new spirit into the school.
We are blessed with incredible musicians that lend their talents to bringing the joy of music to both services. We are blessed with dedicated volunteers – that cannot be said often enough or loud enough. We have bakers, those who beautify our sanctuary, worship leaders and so many others who give numerous hours behind the scenes. And we have been blessed with a staff who is ready to go the extra mile to help us share God's word.
We are approaching our Stewardship Campaign time. Not this year. This year we will be inviting you to participate in our Stewardship Mission journey. Now more than ever let's not just think about God's word and work in this place, although that is important. What we really need is an infusion of the Holy Spirit. Not just on any given Sunday as we head back out into the mission field, but every day. Martin Luther encouraged us to use our baptism as a constant source of comfort and strength, like a “daily garment” to wear. I know, sometimes those sweats and bunny slippers aren't really inspiring, but they could be. Maybe we change out the sweats for real athletic wear. And don't sell those bunny slippers short, God has a sense of humor!
It's time to get in the spirit, the Holy Spirit!
Blessings,
Betsy Boorse,
LOG Council President