A Word From The Pastor:

Beloved families and friends of Christ Conyngham Lutheran Church,
We find ourselves celebrating fathers in the month of June.  The great Satchel Paige once said, “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were”?  I think I would transport myself back to the age of 12 (with the provision that I could be on our boat with my dad fishing in the Ocean City Bay crabbing).
Father’s Day provides colorful images of the past for many of us.  It might also be a difficult time for many of God’s precious children.
There is a threefold message for this month.  Let us be praying for those who did not have a father or did not have a father that provided fond memories.  Let us pray for those who have lost their fathers and for the men that would have loved to have been fathers but could not.
I love the Proverbs verse.  We can read it with a “universal” children understanding.  The care and love of a father figure is essential for ALL of God’s children.  There are MANY astute writers that line library bookshelves that prove this with statistics and family histories.
Let us like to lift up all that have provided fatherly care to and for children this month. It is a privilege and a blessing to be called to this vocation.  Teaching children who God is by their word and witness is a gift that remains with them for a lifetime.  
The hymn “This is My Father’s World” is not “politically correct” in many churches.  I do not; however, want us to forget some of the beautiful lyrics from this hymn.   “This is my Father’s world, and to my listening ears. All nature sings and round me rings the music of the spheres. This is my Father’s world: I rest me in the thought, of rocks and trees and skies and seas; His hands the wonders wrought”.
It is my most sincere hope that we continue to honor and appreciate all who provide fatherly care.  We are all created in God’s image.  May all of you continue to mirror God’s words and actions as you continue in this most blessed vocation.
Peace be with you on this Father’s Day and always,
With love,
Pastor Cindy


 

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