February 26, 2004	Read Mark 1:1
The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
JESUS CAME TO SAVE Do you remember the first time you heard the Good News of Jesus Christ?  I believe I was about three years old, it was Easter and my godfather, who was also my great uncle, told me “Happy Easter, Christ has risen to save us”.  He then gave me a beautiful card with a sparkly Easter egg on it. Recently I attended a Youth Quake with my students.  It was a very wonderful and exciting time.  We spent the whole weekend singing, praying, dancing and sharing God’s word.  We were all filled with the Holy Spirit.  Sometimes we were so filled, it felt like we had goose bumps.  Kari Lyn, our guest speaker for the weekend, always had a challenge for us.  The final challenge she gave us was, “How are you going to share God’s word with the world?” When I look at Mark 1:1, I thank God that he stirred the Holy Spirit in the disciples so they would take up the cross and join Jesus.  God also stirred in them the importance of sharing the Good News  with all the people of the world.  We are also reminded when our children are baptized to share God’s word by putting the Bible into their hands.  It is especially important in today’s fast paced society that we do not schedule God, but make God FIRST in our lives. Gracious God, stir up your Holy Spirit within each of us.  Make our hearts light so that we may sing, dance and praise you.  Guide us through our hectic lives, so that we may find your light in all we do.  We pray in Jesus’ name. MICHON WEINGARTNER

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