I love my church, Peace Lutheran, or as we call it, appropriately, Peace. I love: -that we worship sitting on folding chairs in an auditorium that also serves as a community center and gym.* - that beautiful, spirit-lifting music and singing is a fundamental part of our worship: ![]() Our worship musicians - that every Sunday service begins with an announcement of opportunities for community service. - that the sign in our lobby reads, "The Heartbeat of Peace is Service." -that community service is in fact the heartbeat of Peace. - that our pastors, Kai Nilsen and Doug Warburton, preach: on kindness, tolerance and acceptance of one another; that we've been blessed to be a blessing to others; that righteousness is wrong and empathy is right; that none of us has our life together all the time and that the kindest words in the English language are "me, too"; that what matters to God isn't what we do on Sunday morning but how we treat each other every day of the week; that there over 1100 bible verses commanding us to care for the poor; that, as St Iraneus said over 1800 years ago, "The glory of God is a human being who is fully alive". - that Peace offers a free community lunch every Sunday afternoon. - that we have a yearly pet blessing to which even non-members come to have their pets blessed. -that we minister to the poor, the homeless, the hungry, the sick, the mentally disabled and those who've been hit by natural disasters, -that Peace is only two blocks from my house so I can walk there. -that I can be part of Peace. But since this past weekend I now have a new feeling about Peace. To Be Continued... ![]() *Or there's a service in the church sanctuary for those who like their worship served up with pews, stained glass, and traditional church music.
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Romaine
6/24/2014 01:57:26 am
"that righteousness is wrong and empathy is right; that none of us has our life together all the time and that the kindest words in the English language are "me, too"
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