Today was a good day. At eleven o'clock this morning nine people gathered to pack the supplies for our "Back to School" give-away. Six people were from St. John's and three were from the community, all coming together to make our event tomorrow happen. As supplies were stuffed into 2 gallon bags I could not help but smile. People coming together, responding to a need in our community and reacting in a way that will benefit hundreds of children and their families as they return to school in a couple of weeks. Today was a good day.
Tomorrow is looking even better. Tomorrow we will open the grounds of our church to the community, sharing a day of family centered fun. There will be plenty of food, bouncers, crafts and good will spread throughout the day. Our volunteers will come from our church and beyond, sharing a vision of service for a community we have been called to engage in. It will give our church a chance to be a real presence in the lives of those we are called to serve, to address in a small way how God calls us to share the gifts we have with those around us. Tomorrow will represent the culmination of eight weeks of work preparing and empowering people and businesses in our community to partner with us in support of our families in these trying economic times. I cannot wait. This is what the church is called to be.
Today was a good day.
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As a teacher I appreciate your effort to make sure that all children can arrive at school on the first day with new supplies. When a group of people see a need and then respond to that need it is a truly beautiful thing. When we care about each other every day becomes a wonderful day.
Florida Teacher: Thanks for the great reminder of why we are doing events like tommorow. Beautiful things are needed to give the world hope.
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