{"id":5931,"date":"2025-01-30T17:30:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T23:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flcssc.org\/wordpress\/?p=5931"},"modified":"2025-01-30T17:30:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T23:30:21","slug":"ponderings-from-pastor-patti-february-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flcssc.org\/wordpress\/2025\/01\/30\/ponderings-from-pastor-patti-february-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Ponderings from Pastor Patti – February 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cultivate Love through Epiphanies<\/em><\/strong> \u2026 \u00a0think ah-ha moments.\u00a0 Epiphanies are about manifestations, enlightenment, bringing light into our darkness.\u00a0 According to the Oxford Dictionary, Manifestation refers to an event, action or thing that is a sign that something exists or is happening.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>And so, we look at stories during this Time after Epiphany to learn more about God through Jesus.\u00a0 We will experience miracles, watch on as Jesus is rejected and led to the side of the cliff, and be present in his teachings.\u00a0 We will learn what it means to be a disciple and even how to love; and in all this, we hopefully learn how strong, powerful and abundant God\u2019s love and grace is for us.<\/p>\n

Our Synodical theme this month is \u201cCultivating Love through Epiphanies.\u201d \u00a0And so, let\u2019s ponder through these weeks on how each story can enlighten us as to how God is at work in our lives and in the lives of the community we live in, here at First and our neighborhood.<\/p>\n

And let\u2019s take it even a step further than that.\u00a0 And ask, \u201cAm I sharing what I am learning with the rest of my world?\u201d<\/p>\n

Are you using some of the Faith Forward tools that I have shared to connect with others in your family \u2026 or friends?\u00a0 Have you shared your faith with anyone lately?\u00a0 Have you used any of the prayer practices that I have introduced to you?<\/p>\n

How are we Cultivating Love with one another and with our neighbors?<\/p>\n

Can we, in this season of Epiphany, ponder on these stories we hear and challenge ourselves and one another to find new insights and wisdom?\u00a0 And then we can recognize the questions God might be providing and calling us to see and dwell in.<\/p>\n

Questions for pondering:\u00a0 How are you sensing God active in your life?\u00a0 Is God calling you to sense and see something in new light?\u00a0 Is God calling this faith community to sense and see something in new light?\u00a0 Are you forever changed as a beloved disciple and Child of God?<\/p>\n

In this month of February, we will observe some very special dates:\u00a0 Super Bowl, Valentine\u2019s Day and President\u2019s Day.\u00a0 Winter continues and maybe we experience the hope that comes as days begin to grow longer and spring starts to come near.\u00a0 How might these observations provide intentional opportunities in your life and in the life of our faith community for conversations, discoveries and epiphanies?<\/p>\n

\u201cArise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the <\/em><\/strong>LORD<\/em><\/strong> rises upon you.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0
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