I don’t know about you, but this time of year always feels a little weird. We are transitioning from winter to spring. Many of us may already be looking forward to summer. There is rain, cold, warm, cloudy and windy…it is the time of year when we dress one way in the morning and another in the afternoon.
Time has gone by really quickly and before we knew it, Lent was upon us and then all of sudden Easter sprang forth!
Maybe the last couple of months have seemed to last for years and gone by quickly at the same time. We are in a strange space where winter is already passing and spring is not here yet.
Lent and Easter felt the same way for me this season. Sometime during Lent, I put something and replace it with more time with God. Sometimes I don’t put anything down but I still add some way into my daily rhythm. This season I tried a new spiritual practice – and it seemed impossible to keep it up. I have learned it is ok to fail sometimes. The Good News is that God offers grace and forgiveness for all the times that we fail. This is what Lent and Easter remind us of this year. We are human and that means we will get things wrong and fail sometimes. It also means that we can always come back to God and continue to grow in grace to be more like God.
If you would like to be with people who sometimes get it wrong, brush themselves off and try again, come visit us over at Hope on HWY 50. We have Sunday morning services at 8:45am and 11am. Sunday School at 10am. The youth group meets twice a month. The men’s and women’s groups each meet once a month.
You are in our prayers and we are excited to build relationships with you!
Love, Pastor Tricia and your Friends at Hope
Time has gone by really quickly and before we knew it, Lent was upon us and then all of sudden Easter sprang forth!
Maybe the last couple of months have seemed to last for years and gone by quickly at the same time. We are in a strange space where winter is already passing and spring is not here yet.
Lent and Easter felt the same way for me this season. Sometime during Lent, I put something and replace it with more time with God. Sometimes I don’t put anything down but I still add some way into my daily rhythm. This season I tried a new spiritual practice – and it seemed impossible to keep it up. I have learned it is ok to fail sometimes. The Good News is that God offers grace and forgiveness for all the times that we fail. This is what Lent and Easter remind us of this year. We are human and that means we will get things wrong and fail sometimes. It also means that we can always come back to God and continue to grow in grace to be more like God.
If you would like to be with people who sometimes get it wrong, brush themselves off and try again, come visit us over at Hope on HWY 50. We have Sunday morning services at 8:45am and 11am. Sunday School at 10am. The youth group meets twice a month. The men’s and women’s groups each meet once a month.
You are in our prayers and we are excited to build relationships with you!
Love, Pastor Tricia and your Friends at Hope