We meet next week to make a budget and appropriate legislation for our Western Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church. The Spirit has been moving and the people have been receptive these last two years; I pray that this continues this year as well.

As always, you are in my prayers. I’ll see you in church—

Becky

Prayer

Lord of Life, you call us to rest, but we are too busy working. You call us to offer rest to others, but we are too busy demanding. You call us to remember that you are always at work in our lives, but we are too busy worrying. Forgive our constant striving and our obsession with work. Remind us that our value comes from you, not from anything we produce or how productive we appear to others. Teach us the rhythms of your grace, and grant us rest for our weary souls. In Jesus’ name. Amen.[1]

[1] Prayer by Ellen Williams Hensle.