[amc] a note from the pastor

Many persons have a conception that God is a raging, wrathful presence ceaselessly monitoring individual conduct in order to prepare an appropriate punishment for accumulated offenses.  And some persons have no awareness of the reality of God at all in their routine behaviors.  From a practical standpoint there is no way to prove or demonstrate what God is or is not doing.  In observing the circumstances that occur to persons across the globe, one might easily conclude that God is disengaged from human affairs.  Why do bad things happen to good people?  Why does disaster seem to strike in the most desperate situations upon those who have very limited resources and defenses?  Why do wars rage and destroy the lives of innocent persons who are incidentally at home in disputed regions?  Religious professionals condemned Jesus for seeking companionship with persons believed to be vile and destructive, whose existence seemed to create disruptions like current components do to complicate the lives of others.  The prevailing attitude was that life would be much better without these misfits, much like we conclude that life would be much better without tragic disruptions that distress humans.  Jesus addressed this issue, informing his accusers about what God was doing.   Maybe we can find assurance in this revelation, that in spite of appearance, God has a purpose.

Contemplative Prayer Group organizational discussion after the service in the youth Sunday school room, Sunday Sep 12..
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The Women of the Church will meet this next Thursday, Sep 16, at 7p in Laura’s home.

The 3^rd annual National Assembly to Honor Freedom of Conscience, Central Presbyterian Church, 8^th and Brazos:  Friday, Oct 1, Music Concert for Peace, 8-11p.  The National Assembly, Saturday, Oct 2:  Registration/Refreshments, 8:30; Opening session, 9.  Find more information at honorconscience.org.  All events are free; donations accepted.

September 2010