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New Week Message

Blessed Memorial Day!  

I’m up early.  Coffee cooking.  0528 am.  Will take Donna and daughter Gloria fishing.  

As a veteran, I encourage everyone to do something on this Memorial Day … which celebrates life.  Enjoy your precious moments and relationships.  For they have been won with the price of casualties and loved one’s tears.  And not just today…but everyday. 

There are three conditions which are necessary to sustain our country as republic built on the concepts of democracy;  which basically means an elected government of, by, and for the people.

1.  We must defend our country with military, economic, political will.
2.  We must participate in our government as educated citizens who elect moral and competent officials to represent us and ALL citizens.
3. We must trust each other, since we have such a high degree of freedom.

Seems to me that Christians, who authentically grapple with the ethics of Jesus, have opportunities galore to bolster all three requirements. 

 Seems also to me, that the best way to honor the dead and those who have sacrificed is to celebrate life by being good, honorable, and trustworthy people.  Live being grateful citizens. 

Do Christians have work to do?  Yep!  Fishing and other fun too.       

Here we go!  

Interim Pastor Jeff Swanson