Stewardship Season with Spirit of Life

I am the Lord your God who brought you out the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me - Exodus 20:1-3

This is the ancient and timeless promise that God makes. In our story from scripture it is to the people of Israel - the ancestors of our modern faith. And these words speak across time and space to us today. For we are people who live under the specter of captivity too. And the gods of modern life are plentiful. Trauma of yesterday and today can trap us in mistrust and cynicism. Judging and being judged produces anxiety, no matter what side of that equation we experience. We are captive to financial situations, family dynamics, the demands of our jobs, the falsehoods of social media. Our gods become busyness, striving, and keeping up with what we think is the “good life.” 

How can we rest? How can we become a people of God’s enough? 

Our stewardship series this fall began on October 13 and has been focusing on the promises that God made to the ancient Israelites - promises of food and resources and rest and freedom. We have heard the stories of God’s provision. We have considered how they speak into our own lives. This stewardship season, I invite you to pray over how God’s provision for you might flow into the community of Spirit of Life. This faith community means so much to so many. What does it mean to you? And how can you invest the enough that God provides for you - in time, talent and tithe - in Spirit of Life? 

As we move toward the end of our stewardship season in mid-November, you will receive in the mail a letter and some forms asking for your response on  how you will share your gifts with Spirit of Life in 2025. We will receive these forms from you during worship on Consecration Sunday, November 17. 

If you have questions or would like more conversation about stewardship season, these biblical stories, the inner-workings of Spirit of Life, please let me know. I would love to chat with you. Reach out to [email protected] or call the church office 360 876 5094.

Peace
Pastor Marietta