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From the Pastor

WANDERER

3/1/2025

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Prone to wander, Lord I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love
Here's my heart, oh take and seal it


These are the last lines of the hymn “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.” A hope that God’s goodness would bind our wandering hearts. A hope that the fount of blessing would tune our hearts. 
Because here’s the truth: following Jesus ain’t easy. 
Every day I am inundated with distractions, fears, anxieties, desires, confusions, and doubts. I am often wondering and wandering as I go. Some days I am faithful and some days I am not. Some days I am excited and passionate to follow, and some days I am struggling to even know what little step to take. Sometimes I get it wrong; sometimes I get it right, and some days I’ll never know!
So, I take great comfort in the fact that the first disciples who surrounded Jesus were just like me. They were faithful and fickle. They were excited and scared. They were hopeful and doubtful. Peter, in particular, gives us many stories that reflect our journey of following. He takes big leaps of faith, and he makes big mistakes. He is a “wandering heart,” just like us. Seeking and searching. We hear our name called and follow with stumbles and faltering steps, and along the way, continue to discover the wideness of God’s goodness, grace and mercy.
I hope you’ll join us through this season of Lent as we step inside Peter’s story of faith. Each Sunday, starting March 9, we will hear a different part of Peter’s journey. As we go through this series, you are invited to use our set of daily devotional cards, made available in the narthex (welcome area). Through hearing Peter’s encounters with Jesus, may we encounter Jesus in our own lives and rediscover our own stories of faith. May we acknowledge our wandering hearts, not with judgment or condemnation, but with thanksgiving that God’s streams of mercy flow for us, tuning our hearts to sing God’s grace. 
I’m walking with you, fellow wanderer! Let’s see where Christ leads us. 

Peace,
Pastor Liz
 
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