Dear Calvary and Friends, 

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The Summer season is upon us.  Soon we will see children out of school, the backyard cookouts, fireworks, and Jazz in the Park.  Fun times are wonderful and help to bring us together.  As we move to Pentecost and celebrate the gifting of the Holy Spirit to each of us as believers, I encourage you to continue to live out the resurrection message in your daily life, finding new ways to serve and love, and to embrace the hope and joy of Christ's Resurrection.    Our faith should not center around just attending worship on Sundays or meetings, but it should be about actively living as disciples of Christ in our private thoughts, our lives with our families, on our jobs, when we are on the bus, hanging out with friends, at a game, in everyday conversation, etc.   Each day, I implore you to seek God’s guidance and make yourselves open to the Holy Spirit’s leading.   Remember no matter what you may be experiencing in your everyday life, be intentional about finding hope, strength, and joy in Christ’s resurrection and in the aid, comfort, and leading of the Holy Spirit.  He will direct You to the right path God has designed specifically for you if you let Him.  Open your heart to Him and anticipate the wonderful and amazing things He will reveal to you.  

 

 Seek every opportunity to bless others and pray for them.   Embrace and seek after an authentic life in Christ where you will work each day to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.  And whenever you think that this is asking too much of you, remember what Christ did on the cross for you.  After all, you never know who will be in heaven because you truly lived out the Great Commission.  

 

“And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation" (Mark 6:15).

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Pastor John R. Walton, Jr.