What I’m most thankful for
There are many things I can be, and am, thankful for in my life. If I had to narrow it down to one single thing it would be this: that God has reached into the lives of my parents. That his Spirit has called their hearts his resting place. That his grace has captured them.
It has truly been an enormous blessing to see God at work in their lives over the years. The transforming of their perspective and outlook on life can only be attributed to Him. I’m reminded of this by my mother’s sharing of Jeremiah 29:11-13 with me today via text message.
10Q!
Thankful for every person God has placed in my life. I am truly blessed. I hope I can extend the same love I have received. Thank you for all the birthday love!
KONY2012
As with anything that generates attention these days, there are those who support and those you don’t. In light of KONY2012, let’s be careful not to be too critical or all we’ll end up doing is pointing fingers. That will get us nowhere. Let’s not forget it’s a fallen world, with solutions made by imperfect people. No charity or organization will be perfect. Likewise, your life is tainted, so is mine. If people stand to fight a cause that’s worth fighting for, let’s empower and encourage. This world is too broken for us to be adding more discouragement to those trying to make a difference.
She doesn’t remember my name..
She doesn’t remember my name..
It’s kind of overwhelming. I haven’t quite processed this. It’s probably because I don’t want to. Alzheimer’s was almost a mythical thing until my grandmother started suffering from it. I think it’s one of the saddest disorders. Memory is such a beautiful and fragile gift we often take for granted. The fact that she’s had 97 solid years of living and has come to know the Lord lifts tremendous burden off of my shoulders. As I remember how faithful God has been in my life, I cling to knowing that He has been and will be just as faithful in hers.
Cornerstone’s Young Adult Vday Fellowship Event!
Tuesday, February 14th
BFIT Building @ 7:00pm
41 Berkeley St., Boston MA
Ladies, please join us on Valentine’s day and receive a night filled with great food and entertainment (most likely live musical performances)!
Gents, please join in serving our fellow sisters and blessing them the best we can!
All young adults (single, dating & married) are invited to join us on February 14, Valentine’s Day. This event will be at the BFIT starting at 7pm.
This event will be formal attire so dress to impress! Mark your calendars and be on the look out for more details.
RSVP: http://bit.ly/ya_vday_2012
Free me from these binds Lord, I am choking on the gifts this world gives.
A well-known speaker started off his seminar holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” Hands started going up. He said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this.” He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill. He then asked, “Who still wants it…?” Still the hands were up in the air. “Well,” he replied, “What if I do this?” And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. “Now, who still wants it?” Still the hands went into the air. “My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We may feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who do love you. The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by who we are. You are special; Don’t ever forget that.
(Source: xvax-stephen, via sassystassi)
Cornerstone Prayer Meeting 1.29.12
“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore, pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” - Luke 10:2
It’s been over a couple months since I’ve had a conviction to start a prayer gathering within Cornerstone. Throughout that time God has also been convicting another brother of mine and together we started planning out the logistics.
To be honest it wasn’t an easy road. It took around 3-4 months before we were able to even start the first prayer meeting. It was a period of numerous delay and dwindling excitement (on my part). Though my convictions began to seem distant, I knew I wanted to encourage the people in Cornerstone to pray. Personally, didn’t know exactly what to expect. Even getting the word out wasn’t as simple as I thought it’d be. We couldn’t leverage Sunday service announcements, and though I didn’t understand the reason why, I believed that if God wanted this to happen, then He would bring His people.
We finally launched our first monthly prayer meeting tonight on January 29th. It was a great way to wrap up prayer week as 11 of us gathered to worship and pray for Cornerstone. We sang about the greatness of God, His love for us, and how we wanted a fire to be set within our hearts. We then prayed through the core values of Cornerstone - faith, hope, and love. It was an amazing time of Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication - much like the ACTS 2 church Pastor Eugene has been preaching about. We hope to continue these gatherings one Sunday a month!
