This Week from Mitch

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Our next few weeks as a church are full ones!

We will retreat together to the mountains at Kanuga, baptize new members into the family of faith, celebrate a wonderfully fun Mardi Gras Potluck on Shrove Tuesday, and then after all that enter into the season of Lent. It will be a time of busyness and fun, highs and lows. In many ways, the life of the church very much resembles the life of a family.

Perhaps that is what the writer of Ecclesiastes meant when they wrote "for everything there is a season." In the midst of the various seasons of life, I am reminded of the importance of holding on to that which I know is good. Holding on to my faith, my family, and my friends makes the joyful moments more joyful, and the harder moments of life easier to navigate.

I pray as we begin our journey towards Lent and eventually Easter, that you will find some time in your life to identify what you value to be both good and true, and that you will resolve to hold them tight to your heart.

I look forward to living out this busy, joyful season with you.

In Christ,

Mitch