Stay in Love with God

     The sun is shining and the temperatures are hovering around 70 degrees right now with the crocuses blooming, birds singing, fish biting, grass greening and the bright blue sky beaming down a heavenly smile.  I love springtime and the smell of the flowers bursting forth in blooms and sense within my spirit a renewal taking place.

What a wondrous time is spring, when all the trees are budding;
The birds begin to sing, the flowers start their blooming.
That's how it is with God's love once you've experienced it;
You want to sing, it's fresh like spring, you want to pass it on.

     In the coming weeks, lives will be budding with new leaves of love and service.  Lives will be blooming with the fragrance and uniqueness of beauty for all to behold.  And the gift of God's mighty Spirit will fall afresh upon us in the celebration of Pentecost.  Yes, spring is a wonderful time for God's love to touch and renew our lives.

     I celebrate with Rockport the completion of the confirmation class in which eight youth walked with Jesus along the pathway of discipleship.  On May 11th, Pentecost Sunday, they will stand before the community of faith and give witness to “experiencing God's love” and their desire to pass it on.  What a joy to share this spiritual walk with the young people as they explore their relationship with the Lord.

     On May 25th, Rockport will welcome into their family of faith new members who have committed to calling Rockport their home.   Each of the new members brings an excitement and unique blend of a “faithful flower” for the church to see.  But there is more!  We will celebrate this special Sunday, with the baptism of two young children under the umbrella of God's springtime canopy of creation in our Outdoor Chapel.

     Can you feel the excitement?  Can you see the freshness of God's love moving in our midst?  Are you ready to sing and shout it from the mountaintops, that God's love cannot be contained?

     I invite you to stay in love with God in your lives and to enjoy the freshness of spring, the new beginnings that await us, and the abundant joy of God's beauty flowing in and through us.

     Yes, spring is a wonderful time to renew and re-acquaint ourselves with the wondrous love of God revealed to us in Jesus Christ, God's son.

 What a wondrous time is spring, when all the trees are budding;
The birds begin to sing, the flowers start their blooming.
That's how it is with God's love once you've experienced it;
You want to sing, it's fresh like spring, you want to pass it on.

     Let us live and sing Pass It On so Rockport might be a springtime witness of God's love for others to experience and behold.

Pastor Dan.