Advent Season: Our Best Foot Forward!
Dear Beloveds,
If you joined us for worship either in person or online last week, you would have seen me on crutches. I didn’t want to draw attention to it, but I had a silly accident in my house on the past Friday night. A rug that I stepped on slipped out from underneath me, and down I went! My foot is fractured and I'm awaiting an MRI. But all is well! I will be good as new after some healing and treatments. Thank you for all your prayers!
Being completely immobile for the first few hours was extremely frustrating, let alone the pain that was generating from my injured foot. I spent the first 12 hours in the house alone (as Charlie was on overnight call at the hospital until the next morning), scooting on my bum and crawling on all fours to get around. It made me truly grateful for my usual mobility, but it awakened in me a renewed compassion for those who live alone and/or who have limited mobility.
My injured foot comes at such a busy time of year, which is disheartening, but it caused me to stop (literally) and think about slowing down and appreciating new things. I have been reminded once again about how loving our church family is --thank you for reaching out to me!-- and as I told Pastor Matt, I truly believe that your prayers have caused healing for me.
I am glad that I can still participate in all the wonderful events of the season! This Sunday, we have invited Pastor Elizabeth Gibbs Zehnder to join us in worship as we dedicate the blankets that have been knit this past year to go to County USC Hospital for the patients who are there over the holidays.
The Women’s Cookie Exchange Fellowship is on the 12th of December, Monday night, in Janés Hall! If you can, please join us for a dinner, and bring a batch of cookies and an empty cookie tin to fill. These cookies will be distributed to those who are shut ins or have not been able to join us for worship to let them know that they are being prayed for and that they are loved. This is an incredibly important ministry that we provide this time of year.
And of course, the pièce de resistance this week is our wonderful Holiday Concert, Handel’s Messiah! Pierre and our choir have been working so hard to bring a beautiful evening of music to us and our community. Please invite your family and friends, and remind them to warm up their pipes, because it’s a sing a long!
We are truly blessed as a church family, so join us in making this season extra special for your family and for our community!
Season’s blessings to all of you,
Pastor Grace
