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Oh, welcome sorrow! welcome suffering!
(Ashton Oxenden,“The Blessings and Trials of Sickness” 1863)
“I know their sorrows!”Exodus 3:7
Thank God for this! I have often said within myself, “No one knows my sorrows-
-no one can tell what I suffer!” But now I hear, as it were, a voice from Heaven,
saying to me, “I know your sorrows!”
It is my heavenly Father who speaks these words. He measures out every sorrow
to me. There is not one too many. There is not one heavier, or sharper, than is
needful. Neither am I called upon to bear them one day longer than is good for me.
No matter what my sorrow is; whether it arises from pain of body or anguish of
heart--it is the cross that my Father has laid upon me, and I will cheerfully bear it.
I will kiss the hand that smites me, for it is my heavenly Father’s hand!
It is no small comfort to feel that the Lord “knows our sorrows.” Therefore we may
be quite sure He will not lay upon us more than we can bear. As the refiner of
silver carefully watches the metal while it is in the hot furnace--so does Jesus
watch over His suffering people. There is no trial too small, and no pang too
hidden--for His eye to reach, and His heart to pity. He feels for them, and tenderly
loves them.
Oh, welcome sorrow! welcome suffering--if it only weans me from this
treacherous world, and drives me to my Saviour’s arms!
A Grace Gem
Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church,
Listowel, ON 519-291-1956
Lunch set for May 14
Sympathy is extended to the
family of Marie Toll, who passed
away this past week.
Happy birthday to Viola
Sanderson and Joe Fraser, who
celebrate May 10; Gwen Papple,
May 11 and Braydon Whitfield, May
13.
On Saturday, May 2, David and I
travelled to Windsor to attend the
wedding of my great-nephew
Khaldoun Merheb. This was a
Lebanese wedding which was very
different from our traditional
weddings. Other guests were Bodie
and Ollie Craig, the groom’s
grandparents Joye and Murray Kane,
Al, Cindy, Ashley and Bryan Kane
and Lauree Elder. It was a beautiful
day for a wedding.
Don’t forget the Legion lunch on
Thursday, May 14 from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. Take-out and delivery orders
are available by calling 519-523-
9535. Come out and enjoy the
delicious food.
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
523-9318
From Marilyn’s Desk
Children of the corn
The corn pit was a popular spot on Friday night as Hullett Central Public School held its annual
carnival and auction at the Blyth and District Community Centre. The evening featured a
number of festivities, including face painting, a dunk tank and a live auction. Playing in the corn
pit are two-year-old Trace Boven, left, and four-year-old Rileigh Cox. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Greeting worshippers at Blyth
United Church on Sunday, May 3
were Terry Richmond and Marilyn
Craig. Ushering were Brenda
Brooks and Nicole Kerr. Floyd
Herman was music director and Fred
Hakkers ran the power point. Lori
Brooks welcomed everyone to
church on such a beautiful warm
day.
She drew everyone’s attention to
the announcements printed in the
bulletin. She reminded everyone of
the memorial service for Delores
Souch on Saturday, May 9 at the
Blyth United Church. Other
announcements were the potluck
supper on May 21 for both men and
women organized by the UCW. Barb
and Terry Richmond are going to
show their pictures of their trip to
Alaska. Everyone is invited. Floyd
Herman announced that the choir is
planning some special music for
Mother’s Day next week. Special
guests will be Annie Sparling and
her daughter Sarah. Lori invited
everyone to greet one another with a
good morning.
The hymn, “Hey Now! Singing
Hallelujah” was sung. The call to
worship was repeated respectively.
Lori read the minute for missions.
The opening prayer was repeated
responsively. The hymn, “Behold,
Behold, I Make All Things New”
was sung. The interactive scripture
was the story of Shadrach, Meshach
and Abednego. The story of the three
young men take by the Babylonians
who changed their names and taught
them the Babylonian rules and ways
of life. They were invited to eat at
the royal table but there were some
things that the boys did not want to
participate in and they asked if they
could eat on their own. It was agreed
as long as they didn’t get sick. The
Babylonians found that the diet of
vegetables and water was a good
diet as the boys became fit and
strong young men.
The children were asked to come
to the front for their story time. Rev.
Clark invited Tanner Brooks and
Reid Button to light the candles on
the altar table. He asked the children
why we needed to light the candles.
We do not need them to see one
another. The answer that Rev. Clark
gave them was that we light the
candles to remember the stories that
Jesus told us. Rev. Clark told them
that three appears in the Bible many
times. Jesus died and was three days
in the tomb, we light three candles,
we have three flags in the church
and the candles represent the Father,
Son and Holy Spirit. If we don’t
light the candles we might forget
what is important.
Rev. Clark asked the children if
they had a nickname and some did.
He told them that we all have the
same nickname, we are all
Christians. The children said a
prayer along with the congregation
and went downstairs for their time of
fellowship.
The anthem the choir sang was,
“Take the Name of Jesus With You.”
Floyd told a short history of the
anthem.
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