This will be a short note this week, yeaaa! is what I am hearing!! I was out of town over the weekend and sick for most of the week. If you had something special happen to you last week, please share with us.
Wednesday evening, Joey, Lomax and Ricky hosted our family time. Did you catch the middle name Lomax!! was there. Great to see our boy back with us and hear some of his stories about his trip. At our next gathering at Ardis' home, Lomax will show us pictures and continue with his stories about his adventures. Joey led our Bible study time, in the form of pictures. We read about God creating the world and each one of us took turns drawing what we heard. Very interesting to see and talk about our impressions of what we drew.
Thursday got started off by moving things around a little bit. Our chapel air is nonexistent, so we decided to move our chapel into the center in one of the empty rooms. Ms Abbie played a song from our keyboard and Pastor Chester led us in the Word. It was great hearing the singing of one of God's hymns threw the walls of the center. Kind of just felt right, you know!
A long time friend of ours, Tom, prepared our meal to a smaller than normal crowd. As always, his meals are a hit with the community. We had our friends from St Luke's Medical van hosting their talents to our community. Met some new friends. A good evening.
Continue to lift up William. He had another minor stroke and recuperating in the hospital. Joey is in contact with him. Momma T as she travels to see Georgette. Ginellen as she prepares for another surgery June 13th. Our community. Our children in the community.
I was reminded again this week, our community has become larger than anyone person. If one of us does not show up, God's blessings continue to happen through others. Common Ground is not about us, but about God. We are not in charge of Common Ground, God is. Mr Brian, Ms Lisa, Momma T, Mr Matt, Ms Vicky, Ms Ardis, Ms Abbie, Ms Abbey does not run Common Ground, God does. Not one of us is greater than the other. Our leader is God, not a person. We are facilitators of God's lvoe to others.
As we have read in 1 Corinthinans chapter 12, talking about the Body of Christ, there are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
We are a group of believers, knowing what Jesus has done in our lives, wanting to share that special unique lvoe with others. It can take many forms. Serving a meal, playing a piano, helping with legal matters, praying for our community, shopping for groceries, washing dishes, working in the garden, leading Bible studies, mowing the grass, finding funding, playing with the children and many, many more.
In verse 18, it says, God has placed the parts of the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. Your job, your gift, your talent, your part of the body is ordained by God, not by man. Your are just as important as anybody else, no one is greater than anyone else.
When we remember who is in charge, the Body functions as it should. Sometimes when we take our focus off of God and focus on ourselves, the Body can not work as God had intended.
Common Ground is not perfect, will never be because we humans are part of it, but that is ok. We will from time to time experience trials and struggles but that is because we are growing in grace and learning the ways of Christ. But in the end Common Ground will survive as long as we focus on Christ and not on ourselves.
I so admire all of ya'lls determination to do the best you can for our community. Our community continues to be blessed because you want to show the lvoe of Jesus to others. Thank you for being the community God created it to be. Amen.
Don't forget to pray for our military over this weekend. The sacrifices they and their families have made for our freedom.
Hope you all have a great weekend and blessed week.
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