LOVELL — Pastor’s letter from The Circuit Rider: It is March. Spring and the changes that it brings are close. This is my last time writing for the Circuit Rider. My last Sunday as the pastor is March 6. Change is coming.
One of my favorite books is a tiny book entitled Always We Begin Again by John McQuiston. It is about the Benedictine way of living. The first rule is this. “Live this life and do whatever is done, in a spirit of thanksgiving.” Imagine waking up in the morning and starting your day with “Thank you, God.” What would your day be like if lived in the spirit of thanksgiving?
The rule continues: “Abandon attempts to achieve security, they are futile, give up the search for wealth, it is demeaning, quit the search for salvation, it is selfish, and come to comfortable rest in the certainty that those who participate in this life with an attitude of thanksgiving will receive its full
promise.”
Thanksgiving is the gift I give to you all. I am so grateful for having had this opportunity to serve as pastor. There are no words to describe my gratitude. I pray and hope that you will embrace a new path with thanks to God who is leading the way.
Always we begin again.
As you read this newsletter, Lent begins once again. May this season of Lent become a true blessing for each of you and as a church. God will work in our lives and is at work in our lives. The Holy Spirit is filling this church family with strength, hope, and love. It is my hope that you walk together as the body of Christ as you prepare for Easter Sunday, as you prepare yourselves for living as a
resurrection people.
May the Lord bless each you richly each day,
Pastor Lois
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