Hello Church,

I was thinking about the message I wanted to pass on this week.  Should I talk about the weather? The amount of daylight we now get? Things that I’m enjoying? So many options…too many as a matter of fact…

After much deliberation and internal debate I have decided to not be too effusive about how excited I am to see buds on a tree that I often look out upon from the balcony at church.  I have another message to pass on…

It’s easy to say, quite profound, and really hard to believe sometimes.  Here it is…brace yourself…God loves you.  God loves YOU!  Crazy right?  The creator of all things…the one who holds all things…that “one” loves you.  We need to remember this, we need to live in this truth.  Security dwells within this truth…

So, as we go about our days this week…let this be the phrase that you allow to rattle around your mind…I’m curious what difference that will make in our lives?God loves you…you can’t make that not be true…

Graig Austin
On behalf of the Elder & Minister Team