Happy Wednesday!
This Sunday in worship we will be sharing the story of Noah.
Do you remember Noah? God watched over the world and was discouraged by the wickedness of humankind. God decided to do a do-over and wash the world clean of human beings with a flood. Not everything would be destroyed, just human beings. The rest of creation would be saved. God needed help with this part of the plan. God called on Noah and asked him to build an ark and fill it with pairs of every animal on earth.
And Noah did it. Built an ark, gathered up owls and zebras and aardvarks and Noah’s own family, loaded them in the ark and for days and days waited out the flood. Noah was faithful and courageous.
God actually put all of creation in Noah’s hands. Quite a responsibility, don’t you think?
As strange and outrageous as it may seem, I think God still puts all of creation in our hands and asks us to care for it. Creation. The air and sea and the sky. Mountains and valleys and deserts. In the first few chapters of scripture, God hands the stewardship of the earth over to us. We are caretakers, not owners, just temporary help.
Spring comes to Iowa and the world is green and lush. We know the power of our soil to produce amazing crops. This Sunday Courtney will sing “What a Wonderful World” and it is a wonderful world.
You have to marvel at God. Why would anyone put something as beautiful as the earth in the hands of people like us? How much God trusts us. What faith God has in us.
Hold out your hands! God has placed the care of all creation in our hands!
Blessings! And see you on Sunday!
Pastor Cindy
Pastor Cindy Hickman
West Des Moines United Methodist Church
720 Grand Avenue
West Des Moines Iowa 50265
515-279-0826
PS: If you want to read the story of Noah, you can find it in Genesis chapters 6-10.
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We worship on Sunday mornings at 8:30 in a traditional way and at 11 in a casual way. You are invited!
This week at WDMUMC:
Walk and Worship! Tonight at 6 pm meet Morganne at Raccoon River Nature Lodge for a walk around the lake. Walk, pray, worship. Kids, dogs, and strollers are welcome.
Thursday Movie Night! This Thursday movie night will be held at Aldersgate United Methodist Church at 6 pm. The movie is Tangled! Come and enjoy a movie together.
Simpson Youth Academy! Kylee Rugg and Abbie Clark are exploring faith and discipleship at the Simpson Youth Academy this week. We are proud of you!
Parking Lot Plans! Our Trustees have received bids for the parking lot and are making plans for the resurfacing of the parking lot. Keep them in your prayers as they review and plan next steps. We are blessed to have strong leaders.
Forming a Reconciling Ministries Group This Sunday at 5 pm a group committed to greater inclusivity in the United Methodist Church will be gathering in the Wesley Center. The group will share an inclusivity statement that has been created. If inclusivity is important to you, come and learn more.
How are kids doing in Iowa? The annual KidsCount report has come out. You can follow this link to read about the challenges children face in Iowa. https://datacenter.kidscount.
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