Hello OLC Family! Welcome to another weekly update. We pray that you will experience God throughout this week!
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Connecting Lives, Building Faith, Releasing Destiny
ENCOURAGING THOUGHTS
Summer of Rest Yay summer! We are now in full swing! Summertime is supposed to be a time of rest and relaxation. A time of unplugging from our normal day-to-day routines and taking time to refresh and unwind. At least in theory. Our summer schedules often look a lot different than they do for the rest of the year. School is out, vacations are booked, and we all tend to look forward to a slightly slower pace. Yet, once summer begins, it's very easy to let our schedules quickly become overcrowded again: new projects, renovations, camps, traveling, etc. While these things can all be a nice change of pace and make our summer exciting and fulfilling, let's be careful to not let our summer months become so packed that we miss out on the rest and simple connections that this season can bring. Let's purposefully take time to rest, to connect with loved ones, with our church family, and most importantly, with God.
Jesus knew the importance of taking time to rest. In Mark chapter 6. Jesus and His disciples were doing God's work and serving the people. Yet, at some point, Jesus tells His disciples:
Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."
So, they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place.
Mark 6:31-32 (ESV)
This summer, let's do lots of amazing things! But let's also rest and connect, and receive what God wants to impart to us this season!
"Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."Mark 6:31b ESV
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"In everything we do, our heart is for generations to know and experience God."
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