Great Sunday!

It was such a wonderful blessing to be together yesterday morning and last evening... to worship together, to re-affirm our commitment to joins hands with others in order to do the work Jesus would be doing... that He is doing... in providing relief in the wake of Hurricane Katrina!?! Days like that are snapshots of what it can be like every time we come together as a Family, and I love it that we are having that kind of Sunday more and more often.

Jarrod really challenged us from Mark to understand that we need to more and more work with others who are doing "Jesus ministry." So, I’m touched and thrilled to see our growing excitement about opportunities like the Hunger Walk, the Mission Christmas Dinner, a Habitat for Humanity house, and our relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Sunday night we joined together at several "worship stations" to pray and meditate and use our hands to express our love for God and one another. I know the 80 or so gallon zip lock bags with water and food will find their way into the hands of those in need over the next few weeks. I know some will visit our pantry because of the card in the bag. I know God will give us opportunities to help because of those who were there last night.

And I'm really looking forward to the 18th... to see how God will use us as we collect funds for Katrina relief.

God bless you this Labor Day and as we live and move and derive our very being from the One who loves us more than we can understand.