There is no shortage of bad news! Surely there is enough bad news to go around.  Between the storms, violent acts that lead to loss of life, another presidential election looming on the horizon, there is enough bad news to go around. 
 
The best news that I can share with you today has nothing to do with the Dow Jones average or the cost of bread. The best thing that I can offer to you in the midst of all of the situations in our world that can lead to crippling anxiety is that Jesus loves you and that Jesus loves me. We are loved by Jesus just as we are with no preconditions or demands. John 3:16 says that "God so loved the world, He gave us His only begotten Son, so that whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life." 
This is dazzling news...to hear that I am loved so much that my creator lavished His closest and dearest loved one upon me; that makes me feel loved. Not only are we loved, we are forgiven. 
 
That is the best news in town. If you need good news in these stormy times, look into His Word. 


See you in church. 

Pastor Lillian