Just minutes away now from hopping in the car and heading off to Akron to serve at the Haven of Rest, as we do every first Saturday of the month.
It's been a huge week at Friendship Bible Church, hasn't it? In addition to the regular weekly items on the calendar, this week we had a funeral dinner on Tuesday, a revised Wednesday schedule for the Leadership Training Institute and the teens, the Caregivers' Meal prep and delivery as well as the National Day of Prayer observance on Thursday, set up and preparation for the Mother's Day banquet on Friday evening, and now we're looking forward to that wonderful banquet this evening!
As I've participated in some of these activities, and watched others, I'm reminded of how a local church only runs successfully when people exercise their gifts, and serve the Lord together in that church. And make no mistake, those who labored in the kitchen, in setting up and tearing down tables, in decorating, in preparing programs, in laboring behind the scenes, in any of these areas, were SERVING THE LORD!
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. (Colossians 3:23-24)
You who have served Him so faithfully this week – I thank my God upon each and every remembrance of you. Know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Oh, and by the way, it's not too late to hop in your car and join us at the Haven of Rest - 10 o'clock. Wear a hat!
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