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continue to move things It is indeed by the grace of God that I am what
around, tear things down, and I am. It is not about my merit, my knowledge,
most surprising of all, God or my understanding of who God is, but it is
has done things in my life that His grace and grace alone. While it is very
I could never have imagined. tempting for me to marvel and be amazed
If someone were tell me at at the many different works that God had
the time of my baptism that God would invite made possible in my life, yet I pray that these
me to learn more about Him through full-time blessings, gifts, and works, however great they
ministry, to go through seminary training, and may be, will serve as a pathway that will allow
to become one of the pastors of this church, me to know God more intimately, to follow
I would probably say, “You are out of your Him more closely, and to love Him more dearly.
mind.” But that’s what God has done and He So as we remember and celebrate what God has
has done so much more! done in this local faith community, RHCCC,
in the past 30 years, I’m overwhelmed with
Recently I’ve had a surreal moment where I was gratefulness. But at the same time, I’m also
amazed and was in complete awe of the things filled with excitement. I’m excited to see what
that God has done in my life. At the moment else God has in store for us. I’m eager to see
I was overwhelmed by the endless grace and how we, as a family, will be able to experience
mercy that He has shown me throughout the God, to learn about God, and to glorify God
years and I was reminded by the words of together in the years to come.
the Apostle Paul in his letter to the church in
Corinth, in 1 Corinthians 15:10a:
“But by the grace of God I am what I am...”
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