June 2005 - Tower - Page 2
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Notes From the
ANGRY WITH GOD?
Has your own suffering, or that of someone you love sparked your anger with God? If so, it's normal. Are you mourning a death, divorce, or other loss? Has your own suffering, or that of someone you love, sparked your anger with God? Misdirected anger can give rise to great evil. Yet anger can spur people to make the world a better place, too. So consider the situation that makes you angry - and ask yourself if God is really the proper target. God's will from the moment of creation has been to give life. The divine plan for people to live in harmony with their God and with one another was spelled out on stone tablets atop Mount Sinai. And Jesus' assurance that he came to bring abundant life still echoes in Christian ears. (John 10:10)
Talking nicely to God when your heart is full of anger doesn't fool God. It probably won't work well for you either. Have you told God how angry you are? We must trust God to lovingly hear our complaints. After talking with God, we will soon be able to pray once more. God helps us when we are searching for meaning. He can help us find the strength to go on, and the courage to put our frustrations to good use.
Don't give up on worship. We need the support of other believers who will pray with us and for us.
What a wonderful mission year we have had so far! Thanks to you for your concern, dedication and generosity.
Sonny and Sandra Forbes went to the Eastern Shore during May and gave a surprise visit to Carmen Colona. She was happy to see them and really thrilled when she heard the news of the upcoming check for $1,600 for her Eastern Shore Hispanic Ministry (the migrant workers). I called her a few days later and asked if she had received the check and she had not. That really bothered me, so we began making phone calls and after two days John LeGault found it and it is now on the way to Eastern Shore.
Here are things her ministry still needs:
FUMC Members attended workshop on Capital Punishment
On Saturday, May 21, a group from FUMC met with other district church representatives at St. Luke's UMC in Grafton. The topic was Capital Punishment. There were four from FUMC: John Talbert, June Loving, Kathy and Charlie Yates. It was a worthwhile session and one we will be discussing for months to come.
More news next month!
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