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Be prepared. As anyone who has been a Boy Scout knows, that is the Boy Scout motto. I remember walking into the offices of CNN back when it was all housed in the Techwood buildings. Behind the receiving desk was a cartoon that said this: “Poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.”
Today, we looked at the weather report for Sunday and it's predicting snow. For us on staff, particularly with worship services that are online and drive-in, this means we need to prepare. So, we are planning to record an online version of the worship service this week in case the snow and ice really do show up. We will keep you posted, but we will at least have an online worship service available this Sunday.
Being a Christian is consistent with being prepared. There are a number of Bible verses and parables that encourage preparation for things like the coming of Christ. Each day I begin my preparation with time to read from the Bible, reflect, meditate, and pray. I try to do that before I read the newspaper. It gives me a faith framework through which to view the events of the world. It is how I get prepared for the day. I don't know how you get prepared for the day, but I hope it includes some intentional time with God.
Finally, I want to remind you of our Congregational Meeting on Sunday, January 23, following the 11:00 a.m. worship service -- which should begin about noon. The purpose is for the congregation to vote on requesting our presbytery to dissolve the pastoral relationship with me so that I can retire. Again, we need a quorum of our members attending in order to do this, so please plan to attend, either in person or online. Here is the link you can use to register to attend online:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsduihpzssHtz1h54yERbaEUaLOJyhox5X
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