Love God
Dear friends,
“Let us help all of our neighbors discover that those who are labeled as “aliens” or “illegal” or “undocumented” are nevertheless people created by God, people for whom Christ died, people who matter. They laugh like all of us; they cry like all of us; they bleed like all of us; they dream like all of us. Jesus cares about them all. Jesus reached out beyond his own race, beyond his own faith, to those considered to be of less stature. He cared for the poor; he reached out to the rich; he cared for the dominating Roman soldier as well as the dominated peasant. He preached justice and mercy, and he cited the requirement of God that we love all our neighbors.
“Loving all our neighbors calls us also to pray for and care for those who are afraid of the strangers who live among us. We have a Gospel to proclaim – the Good News of Jesus, which brings alienated persons together through forgiveness and grace.
“Let us avoid harsh and hurtful words. Let us work for liberty and justice for all who live among us, loving all our neighbors, including the foreigners in our midst.” (quoted from the letter from our General Board)
"Love God," the Old Testament proclaims. "Love God," Jesus reminds us. And to love God we must also heed the second commandment to love our neighbors. Yesterday was a day of celebration as we enjoyed our Harvest Party. What fun to realize that our little effort has resulted in $5,200 that will be sent to the Foods Resource Bank. There it will be increased through grants and then sent on to programs that work at eliminating hunger from our world. Thank you for your part in this effort to "love our neighbors."
Take time soon to thank Marv and Judy for the effort they donated to make our project happen. And start making plans so that next year our Growing Project will result in an even bigger effort to end hunger in our world. Thanks for your part in making our Growing Project a success!
Pastor Beth
“Let us help all of our neighbors discover that those who are labeled as “aliens” or “illegal” or “undocumented” are nevertheless people created by God, people for whom Christ died, people who matter. They laugh like all of us; they cry like all of us; they bleed like all of us; they dream like all of us. Jesus cares about them all. Jesus reached out beyond his own race, beyond his own faith, to those considered to be of less stature. He cared for the poor; he reached out to the rich; he cared for the dominating Roman soldier as well as the dominated peasant. He preached justice and mercy, and he cited the requirement of God that we love all our neighbors.
“Loving all our neighbors calls us also to pray for and care for those who are afraid of the strangers who live among us. We have a Gospel to proclaim – the Good News of Jesus, which brings alienated persons together through forgiveness and grace.
“Let us avoid harsh and hurtful words. Let us work for liberty and justice for all who live among us, loving all our neighbors, including the foreigners in our midst.” (quoted from the letter from our General Board)
"Love God," the Old Testament proclaims. "Love God," Jesus reminds us. And to love God we must also heed the second commandment to love our neighbors. Yesterday was a day of celebration as we enjoyed our Harvest Party. What fun to realize that our little effort has resulted in $5,200 that will be sent to the Foods Resource Bank. There it will be increased through grants and then sent on to programs that work at eliminating hunger from our world. Thank you for your part in this effort to "love our neighbors."
Take time soon to thank Marv and Judy for the effort they donated to make our project happen. And start making plans so that next year our Growing Project will result in an even bigger effort to end hunger in our world. Thanks for your part in making our Growing Project a success!
Pastor Beth
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