Pastor's Weekly Message​​

Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem by Dr. Maya Angelou from 2005.  Written in the spirit of Christmas, the poem is a gift for people of all faiths and encourages us to celebrate and embrace the promise of hope, peace and unity for all nations; a beautiful message of acceptance and love relevant in all times. 

An excerpt from the poem reads...

Hope is born again in the faces of children
It rides on the shoulders of our aged as they walk into their sunsets.
Hope spreads around the earth. Brightening all things,
Even hate which crouches breeding in dark corridors.

In our joy, we think we hear a whisper.
At first it is, too soft. Then only half heard.
We listen carefully as it gathers strength.
We hear a sweetness.
The word is Peace.
It is loud now. It is louder.
Louder than the explosion of bombs.

We tremble at the sound. We are thrilled by its presence.
It is what we have hungered for.
Not just the absence of war. But, true Peace.
A harmony of spirit, a comfort of courtesies.
Security for our beloveds and their beloveds.

Peace, My Brother.
Peace, My Sister.
Peace, My Soul."

May peace come!  Pastor Pam