WEEKLY MESSAGE

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   For the August 2 service, Pastor Andrea started with "Dash," a poem from Linda Ellis. The poem focused on the dash between birth and death dates on tombstones, reflecting on what happened during a person's lifetime. Thinking of this, in Matthew 1:5-12, we face the Beatitudes, where there is a stunning contrast between our behavior and God's word. Pastor asked, how are we doing with our own "dash" - the life we are living. Are we practicing the teachings of Jesus in our lives in relationship to our neighbors?