From the Pastor - March 2018
Dear Friends in Christ, Prayer is like a humidifier. You can get along without it, but it makes life more pleasant and comfortable. Here’s what I mean. If you have forced air heating in your house, then the air is probably drier during the cooler months than it is at other times of the year. When I started using a humidifier a couple of months ago, I immediately noticed a difference. The air was more refreshing. My skin was not as dry. And my indoor plants didn’t droop as much. Likewise, there are benefits to praying, such as relief from anxiety, pain, and depression. According to Burke Lennihan, prayer can also help your creativity, intuition, and inner peace. 1 Henri Nouwen says that prayer deepens our awareness of God’s goodness, and it cultivates a spirit of gratitude. Thankfulness sets us free from seeing our commitments as burdens, and it allows us to offer ourselves freely and fully fo...