"Midweek - Assignment" Pastor Cindy's Devotion 09/19/2018

Good morning!

At West Des Moines UMC we are in our third week of a sermon series called Juggling.  It’s all about how we balance (or don’t balance) our time and our energy and our resources.  Next Sunday we will focus on Sabbath and in preparation, I have an assignment for you:

Rest.
  
That’s the assignment.  Sometime between now and Sunday, rest.  Go to your favorite spot, maybe your deck, or a comfortable chair.  Shut down all the noise and distractions.  And simply rest.  Inhale.  Exhale.  Rest.

Rest from the tasks of the day.

Rest from worry.  (It’s ok.  The worry can go on without you for a while.)

Rest from thinking you are essential to the well being of everything and everyone.

Rest and trust that God is God and you are not.

Just rest.  10 minutes?  20 minutes?  All afternoon?  You decide.  The hum of life will call you back. 
But during that resting, listen to your heart and your breathing.  Listen for the presence of grace.

That’s it.  Just rest.  There is work to do, a kingdom to come, as we pray.  But before that can happen, we need to rest in God.
 
See you Sunday!

Pastor Cindy

Pastor Cindy Hickman
West Des Moines United Methodist Church
720 Grand Ave
West Des Moines Iowa 50265
515-279-0826

We worship at 8:30 and 11 on Sundays and we would love to worship with you!  Like us on Facebook or visit us at wdmumc.org.

This morning as I was writing this, I learned of the murder of Celia Barquin Arozamena. , and Iowa State Student.  Our hearts break.  How do we address the violence in the world?  Our sanctuary is open for prayer. 

What’s Happening at WDMUMC:
Midweek Refuel!  (Formerly Wednesday Night Live) Come and re-fuel with bible study, supper, and just good fellowship.  Love music?  The praise band will be rehearsing.  The choir will be practicing.  Looking for programming for your children?  We’ve got that too.  Lots happening at Refuel!  See you there!

Habitat Build!  Sept 29 we will be putting a Habitat house together in our parking lot.  Want to help?  You can find out more at our website:  wdmumc.org. 

Hunger Weekend!  1 in 8 people in Iowa is food insecure, a formal term that simply means hungry.  October 13-14, we will be tackling hunger.  On Saturday we will package Meals from the Heartland and on Sunday, laces up your walking shoes and join in the Hunger Hike.  Check out our website for details! 

And thank you for being the church.