Making Your Connections

It seems that making a connection is at the top of every ones list these days. Valentines Day is the day to make your romantic connection. If you turn on your TV, no matter what channel or go to your homepage online, everyone is asking you to make a connection with the winter Olympics. These are just two of the many connections we talk about, think about and seek to make in our lives almost everyday. I am sure you can add your list of connections.

As far as I am concerned, making connections is really what going to church is all about. Some folks go to church to connect with their neighbors and friends. Some folks go to church to connect with important local and worldwide missions and needs; connect with giving to Haiti or connect with the local food pantry. Some folks go to church to grow in their relationship with God, making a connection with the divine. All of these are great ways to make and stay connected. In fact, making connections is a fitting theme for the church, wouldn't you agree?

The local congregation, our local congregation is a great place for you to make your connections. Over the next 40 days, Ash Wednesday until Easter we will focus on our connections here at church. We will dig into the section of the Bible called the "Beatitudes" which in my mind help us to get and stay connected with God, with each other and with the world.
Take a few minutes tonight and read Matthew 5:1-16 and see what God is telling you about your connections. And, I'll see you in church.

Blessings,

Reverend Bill