Chattaroy Community Church

Even though it comes around like clockwork, it seems to me that Thanksgiving jumps out from behind a wall. Here we are, ready to buy a turkey or ham (on which side of that protein does your family lean?) and cook up enough gravy to float a canoe. It’s less than two weeks away! I’m looking forward to it. 

I have a saying in my office culled from some saint about how best to get close to God. Here it is: “You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.” I’ve put that on my office wall and prayed about it… but have tended in the past to still be weighed by guilt or the sense that I’m just not doing enough. Until recently. My slow motion walk thru the psalms has helped me to see just how good we have it with God. He covers us with love in the morning and faithfulness at night. He daily bears our burdens. His covenantal love and faithfulness endures forever. He never gives up on us; he’s committed.  He cares for us and will one day judge the nations. There’s no other god like our God, who forgives all our sins and heals all our diseases. The truth in scripture, especially the psalms, has helped me to experience deep contentment, joy and confidence in my everyday walk with God. I trust it’s the same for you.     Thank you, Lord. 

 

A big thanks to Ron & Esther and Deb for a visual upgrade in the sanctuary. See if you can recognize their handiwork when you arrive on Sunday. 

 

*Just one more week for those OCC shoeboxes…due November 24th. 

*We’re still looking for that occasional teacher in Kid Zone. There are helpers; we need a teacher or two. The curriculum is ready and easy to use. See Jayne.

*Cookies!! Bake a few extra & bring ’em to church. You know we especially enjoy the home baked kind. 🙂

*THANKS to those of you who took up the pre-election prayer challenge. I believe God answered! But it’s not time to quit. We have to keep praying, because it’s more than an electoral situation, it’s a heart situation that will truly impact our nation. Join us Mondays, 3-4pm or Thursdays 7:30-8:30am.

 

 

p.s. Deep Thots: “Why is ‘phonics’ not spelled the way it sounds?”