Sundays at YLUMC:
Worship Service: 10:00am
Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 8-4; Fri 8-3
19002 Yorba Linda Blvd.
Yorba Linda, CA 92886
PHONE: 714-777-2885
Worship Service: 10:00am
Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 8-4; Fri 8-3
19002 Yorba Linda Blvd.
Yorba Linda, CA 92886
PHONE: 714-777-2885
Pastor's Ponderings
Ecclesiastes
3:1-13 says:
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:
A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
A time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,
A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
A time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to
refrain from embracing,
A time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,
A time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
A time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
Meditating on the subject of time can be a bit discomforting but can be so worthwhile, especially at the beginning of a New Year. As we look into 2012 we look at a block of time. We see 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes, 31,536,000 seconds. And all is a gift from God.
We have done nothing to deserve it, earn it, and have not purchased it. Like the air we breathe, time comes to us as a part of life. The gift of time is not ours alone. It is given equally to each person. Rich and poor, educated and ignorant, strong and weak—every man, woman and child has the same twenty-four hours every day.
Another important thing about time is that you cannot stop it. There is no way to slow it down, turn it off, or adjust it. Time marches on. And you cannot bring it back. Once time is gone, it is gone.
As we look ahead at 2012, we have no guarantees how much of it we will experience. Therefore, time is one of our most precious possessions. We can waste it, worry over it and/or spend it on ourselves.
Or, as good stewards, we can invest it in the kingdom of God. This New Year is full of time....will you make every minute count?
[My reflections on "May God Bless the New Year by Steven B. Cloud"]
Love and Blessings,
Pastor Lynn
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There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:
A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
A time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,
A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
A time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to
refrain from embracing,
A time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,
A time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
A time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
Meditating on the subject of time can be a bit discomforting but can be so worthwhile, especially at the beginning of a New Year. As we look into 2012 we look at a block of time. We see 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes, 31,536,000 seconds. And all is a gift from God.
We have done nothing to deserve it, earn it, and have not purchased it. Like the air we breathe, time comes to us as a part of life. The gift of time is not ours alone. It is given equally to each person. Rich and poor, educated and ignorant, strong and weak—every man, woman and child has the same twenty-four hours every day.
Another important thing about time is that you cannot stop it. There is no way to slow it down, turn it off, or adjust it. Time marches on. And you cannot bring it back. Once time is gone, it is gone.
As we look ahead at 2012, we have no guarantees how much of it we will experience. Therefore, time is one of our most precious possessions. We can waste it, worry over it and/or spend it on ourselves.
Or, as good stewards, we can invest it in the kingdom of God. This New Year is full of time....will you make every minute count?
[My reflections on "May God Bless the New Year by Steven B. Cloud"]
Love and Blessings,
Pastor Lynn
CHURCH MINISTRIES & CONNECTIONS:
Newcomers Info :: Children's Ministry :: Youth Ministry :: Young Adults Ministry :: Small Groups :: Missions/Outreach :: Resources
