We Belong Together

 This week, we've been working on getting tee-shirts for Feed My Starving Children - so many choices: designs, colors, sizes, 100% cotton or 50/50? And then, there's the pricing and order size, etc. But, one thing is certain, when we get our tee-shirts, don them and march in the Ithaca Festival Parade, all of the onlookers will know that we're a group - we belong together, we're a family of folks who want to make a difference!

Tee-shirts have become a universal sign of belonging. They may indicate you belong to the same family, like the folks in this photo, or to the same sports team. They may show you belong with others who care about a cause, like working to end breast cancer or to save the earth. They may even show you belong to a group who likes the same beer.

On Sunday, we'll ponder the baptism of Jesus and we'll commission all of the people in our church who have committed to providing us with leadership over the coming year. I'm sure John didn't give Jesus a tee-shirt after his baptism and we won't be giving out tee-shirts on Sunday. But, we will have water - the sign of our belonging to God and to each other. Water is the sign of our love. The old camp song says, "They'll know we are Christians by our love," not by our tee-shirts. Ohhh, down the road, we may have fabulous FCC tee-shirts, but in the end, it's our loving that indicates we belong to the family of Christ.

Come to worship on Sunday. You won't be given a tee-shirt, but you will certainly know you belong!
Blessings, Laura Lee


Scriptures for Sunday:
+Genesis 9:8-17
Psalm 25:1-10
1 Peter 3:18-22
*Mark 1:9-15