The Grace Blog

Dear Grace Community,

“The Israelites said to Moses and Aaron, ‘If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread; for you have brought us out into the this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” – Exodus 16:3

Scripture tells us that the Israelites were in the wilderness for 40 years.  In the Bible, the number 40 generally means a long time.  As we approach our seventh Sunday of online only worship, it feels like a long time.  I have far more sympathy for the Israelites in their grumblings than I ever did before.  It’s hard to continue when we don’t know when or how this ends.

Nonetheless, we do know a couple of things.
1) The Session voted on Monday to extend this way of life through at least Sunday, May 17.
2) For now we are to do the kinds of things Moses instructed the people to do.  We pray, and we gather for worship.

I hope you’ll worship with us tomorrow on Facebook and join other Facebook and Zoom opportunities listed below.  There’s a fun congregational game planned for Monday night at 7:30 pm.  You’ll see baby and childhood pictures of staff and elders and try to identify them.

Let us know how you are.  Email the church staff or call us to check in and share.  We miss you and pray for you.

In Christ,
Catherine

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