Friday, February 23, 2007

The Holy Spirit Will Guide Us In Difficult Times

This week was such a blessing for me as I watched C.A.R.E.S. Ministries work beyond our own church building and our surrounding community. We have members of Washington Cathedral that travel south for the winter each year and return in the spring. They're called "Snowbirds". This year one of our "Snowbirds" headed south only to find himself in the hospital in need of surgery. It saddened me that I couldn't just get into my truck and head the hospital to be with this precious person to offer prayer for this surgery. Instead I had to stop and have the Holy Spirit help me in solving my problem of helping a dear friend in need. The solution came quickly as I prayed. We have other "Snowbirds" who travel south. Make some calls and see if someone will be an extension of our church hands to that hospital. Sure enough, a dear member of our church, Linda Apted, agreed to help. Her visit was such an encouragement to our friend in the hospital. And, in turn, she too was blessed!
Have you ever had a moment like this.....where you wanted to help but couldn't and yet....with prayer.....allowed the Holy Spirit to show you a way to meet a need? If so, let me know by clicking on the little "comment" below.
Blessings to you,
Pastor Naomi
www.wacathedral.org

Friday, February 16, 2007

Say "Yes" to saying "HELLO"!

It's really fun to walk down the street and say "Hello" to people. Sometimes I wonder if people are just waiting for someone to connect with them. Most people smile and return the greeting. Which makes me very happy and blesses me a lot. I think they are very happy to have someone CARE enough to just say "Hello". Others seem very surprised and just smile. All in all, it's usually a pretty good experience for both of us.
Do you have any fun experiences from saying "Hello" to people on the street?
If so, then click on "comments" below and tell me about them.

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BLESSINGS TO YOU,
Pastor Naomi M. Marquez-Blake