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From Pastor Jay I don't really have any great excuse or any reason for you to feel sorry for me. Things are going pretty well, actually. I just came back from a conference where I was able to connect with some amazing people, my mother and brother are coming down this weekend, and I've been pretty productive - which makes me happy most of the time. But not today. This "bad day" feeling will probably go away by the time that some of you read this newsletter and I'll go back to being my normal chipper self. I thank God for that because I don't deserve His grace. This Sunday's Psalm was one of my favorites, Psalm 8, "What are mere mortals that You should be mindful of them? Human beings that You should care for them? You made them a little less than the heavenly beings." It encourages us to cry out to God, "O Lord, our God, how majestic is Your name in all the earth." But right now those words are hard to force out of my mouth. I'm not having a good day, and my heart is aching for Him to heal it. This coming Monday is Memorial Day. For some people, it is just another vacation day - a day to go to the beach. For other people, however, it's going to be a bad day. It'll be a day of remembering lost ones. It'll be tough. There will be tears. Any Christian who ignores the grim realities of living in a sinful world or dismisses them as inconsequential is either nieve, dishonest, or completely disconnected from what it means to be a human. We live in a world that lives in hurt, and we hurt with the world because Christ hurt with the world. Right after Paul's conversion on the road to the Damascus, Jesus says something interesting to his follower Annanias about Paul. He says "He is a chosen instrument of of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel..." (Acts 9:15-16) Here is one of the most famous Apostles, the guy who wrote almost half of the New Testament, the chosen instrument - Paul. If anyone should get special treatment, it's him, right? He does get special treatment, actually, but it's not the kind that you would probably expect. Jesus continues, "For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of My Name." It seems that anyone God uses in any significant way has been deeply wounded. Martin Luther said that the cross of Christ should never be seperated from the cross of the Christian. If it were, His Resurrection would be seperated from us. Brennan Manning says in his book "Ruthless Trust" that "On the last day, Jesus will look us over not for medals, diplomas, or honors, but scars." The meaning of that quote is multiplied when you remember that even after His Resurrection Jesus bore His scars from the cross - but they didn't seem to hurt anymore. I don't know what wound is bothering you today, but I know this: It won't always hurt. When Jesus raises us, we may bear the mark, but we won't bear the pain. There will be no more bad days. There will be only cries of "O Lord, our God, how majestic is Your Name!" In Christ, Pastor Jay Clear
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Our "Heroes" series continues with the Biblical hero Gideon from the book of Judges, especially chapters 6 and 7. Join us for this worship service with a Bible study in the middle at 6pm. Come early at 5:30 for dinner. June 7th - Work Day at ULC Clear your calendars now for a work day at ULC. We will begin at 9am. We will clean up the outside of the church and do a few repairs. Please consider joining us. Budget Approval Meeting June 1st The congregation is asked to remain for a vote on the budget of University Lutheran after services on Sunday, June 1st. A copy of the budget can be downloaded here. Two Groups Assisted By University Lutheran University Lutheran has assisted two groups by providing them with needed meeting space. These two groups are varied in what they do. One group offers yoga (with no eastern spirituality) classes for families with babies, the other is the campus ministry outreach of the Chinese Christian Church here in Tallahassee. We welcome them and their use of our facilities when they would not be in use normally. Missed a
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Lutheran Enews May 22 Faithful Members Serving at Worship for May 25th Organist Adam Brink Choir Director Bethany Kiral Guitar Worship Team Adam Douthwaite Crystal Berner Communion Setup Linda Andrews Communion Assistant Bill Lueck Acolyte Please Sign Up Usher Please Sign Up, We Really Need This Position Filled!!! Reader Bill Lueck Refreshments The Moodys Sound System Bill Lueck Forget Your Checkbook Last Sunday? Send in your offering via University Lutheran's web site. Prayer List (Please consider including the following in your
prayer life this week) That we may all remember with thanksgiving lives of those who have passed on before us into the peace of Christ and the sacrifice paid by our service men and women on this Memorial Day. For the friends and family of Richard Morris (friend to Adam Brink) and Darrly (cousin to Julia Landry) who passed away this week, that they may have peace and comfort knowing the Resurrection of Christ. Our own Andrew Rickmers who is beginning basic training. Thanksgiving for the Campus Ministry Confabulation, and all who were spurred on in ministry because of it. For Lutheran campus ministry start ups on the campuses of Flordia Atlantic University and University of Central Florida. For all incoming freshmen who begin to come in for orientation sessions this week, that they may find the Spirit of Christ moving them towards a connection with life and faith. Conrad Walsh who is healing from surgery still, that he may heal and the doctors may be guided by the Spirit to help him. Sylvia, friend of the Walsh's, who has had a staph infection for a year. Safe travel for PJ's mother and brother as they travel to Florida. ...and that our prayers may be joined with the prayers of all God's saints here on earth. Weekly
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"A Jesus-Centered Community of Scripture, Faith, and Grace"
925 W. Jefferson St.
Tallahassee, FL 32304
850 224 6059
pastor@universitylutheranchurch.org