A Message from Pastor Tom
The importance of a gift is known only through the eyes of the receiver. We never authentically understand how an act of compassion, a word of forgiveness, a laboring when another cannot touch the human heart. Perhaps more importantly, we never fully understand how those seemingly small gestures reflect and witness the image of Christ.
But what of the Church? What gifts do we carry to the world? Each action we take, each service we provide, each prayer raised only a reflection of the greatest gift we can offer as the Church of Jesus Christ. But, what is that greatest gift?
The greatest gift we can offer is the gift of a real relationship. Touching another with compassion, not sympathy; walking a journey with another not running ahead.
The mission of the Church is to build and nurture relationships. Relationships that open hearts to God’s grace; relationships that make Christ present beyond the walls of the sanctuary.
Blessings,
Pastor Tom