DEVOTION:
Galatians 6:9–10
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
THOUGHT:
Last Sunday, we began turning part of our church into the Old General Store. All week, people baked, carried boxes, set up tables, and found a place for everything. Then came the fair. And this morning? We’ll fold those same tables and carry those same boxes back where they came from.
That’s a lot of work for something that lasted such a short time. I suppose that’s true of a good Thanksgiving dinner, too. We spend hours getting it ready, and before we know it, somebody’s asking where we keep the foil. Yet we’re glad we made the meal. We got to sit down together.
Paul encourages us not to grow weary in doing good. I think of the people who spent hours getting ready for this fair, then still had enough kindness left to stop and talk with a neighbor. Or the folks who got to know each other better because they spent an afternoon working side by side. Those are small things, but they matter. I’ve been on the receiving end of that kind of kindness, and I suspect you have, too.
By the time we’re done today, the room may look much the way it did last Sunday. But somebody may remember that they were welcome here. And somebody who came to help may leave knowing our church family a little better than they did a week ago.
What we built for the fair comes down today. What God was building among us can keep growing.
PRAYER:
Almighty and Holy God, Good morning, Before we fold the tables and put everything away, we want to stop and say thank You. Thank You for the love we saw this week at the Old General Store: in the hands that came to help, in the laughter when we were tired, and in the time someone took to listen to a neighbor.
Thank You for everyone who gave their time, for every guest who came through our doors, and for the joy of serving together. Give rest to those who are weary, and help us carry that same kindness to those who are sick, lonely, or hurting this morning.
When the room is back the way it was, may we be a little different for having shared this week. Thank You, Jesus, for loving us and teaching us to love one another. In Your Son’s holy name, Amen.
DEVOTION:
Galatians 6:9–10
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
THOUGHT:
Last Sunday, we began turning part of our church into the Old General Store. All week, people baked, carried boxes, set up tables, and found a place for everything. Then came the fair. And this morning? We’ll fold those same tables and carry those same boxes back where they came from.
That’s a lot of work for something that lasted such a short time. I suppose that’s true of a good Thanksgiving dinner, too. We spend hours getting it ready, and before we know it, somebody’s asking where we keep the foil. Yet we’re glad we made the meal. We got to sit down together.
Paul encourages us not to grow weary in doing good. I think of the people who spent hours getting ready for this fair, then still had enough kindness left to stop and talk with a neighbor. Or the folks who got to know each other better because they spent an afternoon working side by side. Those are small things, but they matter. I’ve been on the receiving end of that kind of kindness, and I suspect you have, too.
By the time we’re done today, the room may look much the way it did last Sunday. But somebody may remember that they were welcome here. And somebody who came to help may leave knowing our church family a little better than they did a week ago.
What we built for the fair comes down today. What God was building among us can keep growing.
PRAYER:
Almighty and Holy God, Good morning, Before we fold the tables and put everything away, we want to stop and say thank You. Thank You for the love we saw this week at the Old General Store: in the hands that came to help, in the laughter when we were tired, and in the time someone took to listen to a neighbor.
Thank You for everyone who gave their time, for every guest who came through our doors, and for the joy of serving together. Give rest to those who are weary, and help us carry that same kindness to those who are sick, lonely, or hurting this morning.
When the room is back the way it was, may we be a little different for having shared this week. Thank You, Jesus, for loving us and teaching us to love one another. In Your Son’s holy name, Amen.