These last three weeks have been great. We’ve reopened the church to 25 or less (others have opened up their homes to have church). However, this weekend we got the good news from Pastor Donn and Pastor JD that we’ve been moved up to Yellow. This means that we are able to attend church in the sanctuary (or the Loft). While this is very good news, it will come with limitations. Social distancing guidelines will still need to be honored. Those serving on the front lines will need to wear masks and gloves. People will also need to get a ticket if they plan on attending Cornerstone next Saturday night or Sunday morning. This is the same procedure that the church has in place when they have Christmas @ Cornerstone.
After three weeks doing Cornerstone @ Home, I am grateful for Don and Mary Ann Walczak opening up the church for us. I had some great fellowship these last three weeks with the others who attended. The Walczaks always made us feel at home. We had free coffee and donuts as well as bottled water. The first time we couldn’t get the sound to work but we became old pros at it by tonight’s meeting. As I said a few weeks ago, I am thankful for our friendship (which goes back to my high school days). Don led the invocation at our swimming banquets every year.
We finished up the series on Confidence in Chaos. Pastor Donn highlighted a couple of tragic events tied to being courageous. Tonight we learned that our faith calls us to be courageous. We covered a lot of ground in the Gospels on this. Courage has its enemies, and one of those is Fear. Before closing tonight’s sermon, we were taught to stay courageous to LOVE ❤️. It’s something we covered last Spring and the scripture spoke volumes (1 Corinthians 16:13-14). Perhaps we could memorize this verse with all the looting and rioting going on in big cities across America right now. We also were told to stay courageous to OBEY and to STAND. I enjoyed this series and look forward to the new one that starts next Saturday, just as we return to a regular routine at Cornerstone.
Time to close off the blog with some encouraging words of wisdom. Today is a day that will never come again. Be a blessing. Be a friend. Encourage someone. Take time to care. Relax. Use your words to heal not hurt. Love ❤️ yourself.
Bye everyone. ❤️ you.
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