Pastor’s Corner – Sunday, May 11, 2025
Dear Beloved,
How are you in this season that is often full of celebrations and transitions - graduations, moves, gardens beginning to grow? It is also a season that can be full of loss and memories - the month of Memorial Day, a month where classmates and colleagues may be saying goodbye, an end to certain routines and rhythms. Wherever you find yourself, you are never alone. God is with you. Friedens is a community of the faith and love of Jesus who seeks to journey with you no matter where you are on life’s journey. We seek to trust God’s Spirit and give thanks for God’s grace and forgiveness. We seek to partner with people near and far to be part of God’s work of shalom in every season.
Please let us know if there are certain ways we can be praying with you in this season. I would appreciate your prayers for children and teens who find summer to be a challenging time due to a lack of the structure, supports, or meals that schools provide. I would appreciate prayers for Vacation Bible School and the other special programs Friedens offers throughout the summer. Your prayers are a tremendous gift and blessing. I give thanks to God for the power of prayer and the presence of God’s Spirit - connections that span all time and space - connections that remain through all the seasons.
May you feel God’s compassion and mercy offering you rest, hope, peace, and inspiration in this season. May you always know you are a treasured child of God. May you feel the steadfast hope and eternal love of our Living, Crucified, and Resurrected Leader!
Sarah
Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal. (Isaiah 26:4)
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever. (Psalm 136:1)
