Dear friends, the weather has finally turned. The holiday season is fast approaching, and some of us are ready to embrace it while others want to run away!  I understand both points of view and have held them.  But this is a wonderful opportunity.  We begin with Thanksgiving.  However you do or don’t celebrate the day, it is a time to stop and reflect on the many blessings we all enjoy and to share with others.  We are facing hard times, but we have much for which to be thankful.

This Sunday, we will celebrate together at Bartimaeus Baptist Temple.  We will have a shortened service and I’ll try not to talk too long.  Then we’ll share a meal.  Bring a side if you can, but definitely bring yourself and bring a friend!

You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God; I will exalt you. Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good, for his loyal love is forever. (Ps 118:28-29 LEB)