Hi Everyone,
Many of you might know that I take Mondays and Saturdays as my days off. I try really hard to keep Mondays as my Sabbath – a time to decompress, relax and be creative (family time is often Sunday night and Scrabble when my children are feeling generous). But I confess that I find it difficult to unplug, reeeeeeeeally difficult.
This past Monday, I already knew that I was preaching on the temptation of Jesus and I couldn’t help but reflect upon how often I submitted to the temptation of checking my emails and my phone.
Now some of you might wonder, “What’s the big deal about checking emails and texts?” Well, I find that I cannot decompress because I then think about all the things I want to do at church and need to do. But there’s also a flip side to unplugging. It’s reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally difficult to not think about what emails and texts I am receiving and need to respond to. So I still have trouble decompressing because I submit to the temptation of wondering, “What are people sending me?” And there goes my Sabbath. . .
Temptation. I will be using story as the medium to share my understanding of Matthew 4:1-11 this Sunday and the sermon title is, “Choose to inhale. Don’t breathe simply to exist.” The title is a quote from a young poet by the name of Mattie Stepanek.
Peace in Christ,
Rev. Janet
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FEBRUARY 9 – 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Pancake Supper and Light Entertainment in the Fellowship Hall
FEBRUARY 28 – AGM meeting date
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FEBRUARY 9 – LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT for the PANCAKE SUPPER (5:30 – 7 p.m.)
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