Because God Loves Us…
Many years ago now, I remember the youth pastor at First Christian of Neptune Beach sharing the following Call to Worship:
Because God loves me, He is slow to lose patience with me.
Because God loves me, He takes the circumstances of my life and uses them in a constructive way for my growth.
Because God loves me, He does not keep score of all my sins and then beat me over the head with them whenever He gets the chance.
Because God loves me, He keeps on working patiently with me, even when I feel like giving up and can’t see why He doesn’t give up on me, too.
Because God loves me, He keeps on trusting me when at times I don’t even trust myself.
Because God loves me, He never forsakes me… He stands with me when I have reached the rock bottom of despair.
(By Dick Dickinson, Inter Community Counseling Center, Long Beach, CA)
For all these things, may we give thanks and praise. And may we respond with our very lives.
Let us pray: Loving God you are patient. You are kind. You are not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. You do not insist on your own way. You do not rejoice in wrongdoing but rejoice in truth. Thank you for showing us what love is like. Amen.
Daily Message Author: Joe Albright
Joe began his ministry in Sarasota, Florida as an associate pastor, and it was in this capacity that he worked alongside the Reverend Dr. Roger Kunkel. Roger was a colleague who became a mentor and treasured friend. From Sarasota, Joe was called to Jacksonville, Florida where he served as the Head of Staff at Hodges Boulevard Presbyterian Church. Currently, Joe and his family worship and serve at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Switzerland, Florida. Full Bio
