Rev. Missy Turbeville *Excerpt from January 2025 FUMC Newsletter
Now we see through a mirror dimly, then we shall see face to face -1 Corinthians 13: 12
Sometimes it can be hard to see the big picture. We are so busy with a particular ministry that we feel God has called us to that we can fail to see the way the things we are doing are connected in and through God‘s love to even more than we can imagine. As we were preparing the first newsletter for 2025 I started scrolling through old pictures from 2024. There is something about that kind of retrospective act that can help put things into perspective.
The last year was a busy one. We had a lot going on. Some wonderful things and some very difficult things. What is most exciting to see when looking back is how the Holy Spirit has been at work in the life of our church family in so many ways.
Our children continue to grow. It is amazing to think how much they have changed in just one year. Our church kids and FMS students seem to go from being tiny people to eighth graders graduating in the blink of an eye.
We have celebrated together and worked side-by-side to serve others through all kinds of storms. We have had picnics, love feasts, and more potlucks than we can count.
Some of us have traveled far to build relationships that in Christ will stand the test of time and miles. We continue to learn and serve together in ways that we don’t even fully understand yet. Near and far, we all have sung praises and whispered prayers.
If we aren’t careful, all this can seem like separate pictures- snapshots of disparate things. But what all this really creates is a mosaic of God‘s love at work in the world calling us to greater engagement with those around us in creative ways.
In 2025 we will continue to follow God’s will with groups, community outreach, ways to worship, and being in relationship with God in Christ and each other. We will do things that we’ve done many times before and we will do brand new things!
As we follow the whispers, wooing, and leading of the Holy Spirit, we will catch glimpses of the big picture and we will realize it looks like the life, love, and face of Christ that we are called to mirror in the world.
-Pastor Missy
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