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Maundy Thursday: March 20 at 7pm |
| Good Friday: March 21 at 10:30am and Dt. Gottesdienst at 9am |
| Easter Breakfast: March 23 at 9am, Holy Communion at 10:30am |
| Next Church Hike: April 6 McKay Creek Trail meet 1:30pm @ Church |
| Garage Sale: May 3 |
| Mother's Day Lunch : May 11 (one service at 10:30am) |
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 So you’ve found our website. Maybe it was a fluke, maybe it was just lucky, maybe you don’t know how you got here, but I’d like to think of it as a blessing. A blessing for us because every guest is a blessing. We value that, we value you. More importantly, God values you.
And then we believe that we don’t just live for ourselves, so we hope that we can be a blessing to you.
Perhaps you will find here something useful, interesting, or inspiring. Hopefully you will see that while this site has many purposes we’d mostly like this to be an invitation, an invitation to believe but also to explore the Christian faith. Maybe, if you live close, you’ll find a reason to drop in in person. We would be very glad if you did.
Pastor Christoph Reiners
on behalf of the people of Peace Lutheran
| Prayer and Service |
I have had a spiritual director for a little while, i.e. a pastor I meet with once a month to speak about my life and my faith. These are helpful sessions, they help me reframe things and give me better orientation in the life of faith.
One of the reasons I decided to seek a spiritual director is that I feel that it makes me more accountable in the practice of my faith. But the best part may simply be to have a time designated to speak about how God is present in my life, and to be asked questions that open new perspectives.
I remember how a little while ago my spiritual director asked me about how I experience my time in prayer, whether I perceive God’s presence. The emphasis here is on ‘perceive’, not on ‘presence’, for God is always present, even when we don’t notice. During most of the time I intentionally spend with God I am aware of God’s presence. That is a blessing that I am aware of.
The more difficult task is to pray when it seems no one is listening, to make time for God when we feel we are only talking to ourselves. And perhaps that is the more devout prayer.
We are into our fourth week at Jubilee Park. I had my turn and I have been there one or two other times. The people are kind, polite, and grateful. There is a little visiting going on, among them, and with us as we become acquainted. When at the beginning Les and Joyce from the Cyrus Centre coached us, they emphasized that we are in these people’s space. The streets of downtown Abbotsford may not seem like much to us, but they are these folks’ home. It all goes to respect, and respecting people who are judged and belittled by most is a big part of our calling. And so, when we have breakfast at Jubilee Park, it is not out of sympathy or pity but because we see the image of God in all people.
It has only been a short while, and there will be bumps in the road, and there will be frustrations, no doubt. But so far, I am deeply grateful to be able to serve, and grateful that so many of us have joined together in this, including your prayers, as well as socks, toiletries, and money you have donated.
I just returned from our synod convention where we had wonderful worship, and communed (in the widest possible sense) with people from across our church. We had passionate debates and passed a few resolutions. All these things are necessary and important (especially communication and worship). But the life of the church as the life of the Spirit is found in prayer and service. Prayer and service are the poles from where we are nourished as we nourish others. If we wonder how the church will fare in these strange times, we know that the church has survived stranger times by loving her Lord and loving her neighbour. It is through prayer and serving that renewal comes to the church and to us.
Yours,
Pastor Christoph
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| Posted by J. Christoph Reiners on Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 09:52
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