This is our Church. It is composed of people like me. We make it what it is.

I want it to be a church that is a lamp to the path of pilgrims; leading them to goodness, truth and beauty. It will be if I am. It will be friendly, if I am. Its pews will be filled, if I help fill them. It will do a great work, if I work. It will bring other people into it’s worship and fellowship, if I bring them.

It will be a church of loyalty and love, of fearlessness and love; and a church of a noble spirit if I, who make it what it is, am filled with these.

The old pastor made it to a practice to visit the parish school one day a week.

He walked into the 4th grade class, where the children were studying the states, and asked them how many states they could name.

They came up with about 40 names.

He jokingly told them that in his day students knew the names of all the states.

One lad raised his hand and said, "Yes, but in those days there were only 13".

Thanks go to Pastor Tim for this joke ... see http://www.cybersalt.org/entertainment.

Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
    ... Hebrews 11 : 6 New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE ...
I believe! I believe that God not only knows me, but cares about me. I believe that God not only created the universe, but he knows the number of hairs on my head. I believe that God not only sent his Son to save the world, but that he's sending him back to bring me home. What's more, I believe that God is pleased by my belief.

MY PRAYER ...
Almighty, Most Holy Lord, I thank you for your steadfast love and enduring faithfulness. I thank you for your grace and mercy. I thank you for your might and power. I thank you for your awesome holiness. I thank you ... for being you and choosing to reveal yourself to mortals like me. Through Jesus, your final Word, I pray. Amen

Last week's question was:
What prophet commanded "Make you a new heart and a new spirit; for why will ye die"?

... Ezekiel. (Ezekiel 18 : 31)

Questions are taken from the Jumbo Bible Word Search Collection Volume 2 published by Barbour Publishing Inc. and used by permission. All scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

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