From The Pastor's Desk – March 2009

May you find your way in peace . . . sounds like the title to a serenity poem or song, or possibly a pastoral blessing during morning worship.  It could also be a person searching and striving for the kingdom of God .  I believe finding peace in life begins in the soul, and is not limited to the flow of life surrounding us.  Take time to routinely search your soul and open your heart to the spirit of God.  Do you know what a mustard seed looks like?  I brought one to church recently for a children’s circle illustration.  It is very small.  Smaller than the point of a ballpoint pen.  It is easy to overlook if your not looking at it or for it.  Jesus compared the kingdom of God to a mustard seed.  “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what should I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in the garden; it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches” (Luke 13:18 ,19).  Finding peace in our life begins with the kingdom of God .  The kingdom of God , like the mustard seed, is easily overlooked if we do not open up spiritually and see through our eyes of faith.  What a revelation it is to know that something so small and easily missed has the growth potential to become our dwelling place. 

Many of us are feeling hectic and frenzied, as well as full of uncertainty.  At the same time, we find our way together in worship and spirit, rooted in the promise and glory of God.  In all sincerity, I believe God works in our lives through people.  And, by virtue of our Christian faith, we become the very people by whom the spirit of God blesses.  In these uncertain times, be encouraged that there is no road we will travel that is too much for our God to handle.  No road that will out-smart, manipulate, confuse, or in any other way hinder the truth of God when we practice our faithfulness together.  May you find your way in peace . . . and know that the blessings of God abound like the trees of the field and the birds of the air.     

Jason