THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, February 11, 2010
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Co m m u n i t y Ch u r C h me d i t a t i o n s
MethoDIst church,
WeIrs-1889
Ha p p Y va l e n t i n e ’s da Y !
by Rev. victoria
that fear. letter to the Corinthians, will not hold the grudge is a congregation of open
wood Parrish
Love has been the center which gives us a good and act on it. We will not hearts, open minds, and
Contributing Writer
of Christianity since day definition of love. be the ones who abuse, open doors. We invite you
I have read that Valen- one. “Love one another as First Corinthians, chap- terrorize, allow another to to worship with us on Sun-
tine’s Day has taken over I have loved you,’ Jesus ter 13, starting at verse be hungry or alone. days 10:30 AM. children’s
second place in Hallmark taught. Care for the needy 4, reads, ”Love is patient, To love means that we activities and nursery are
Card sales and candy – put love in action. Jesus love is kind. It does not care and will put our car- available during morning
purchases. That indicates taught that love wasn’t envy, it does not boast, ing into action. worship. We also invite
that it has become one of just an emotion, but was it is not proud. It is not John Donne wrote that you to the United Method-
the great American holi- based on a sense of caring rude, it is not self-seeking, “No man is an island.” ist Church in the Weirs,
days, without a day off for the other – seeing the it is not easily angered, it What affects one of us af- 35 Tower St., which wor-
from work! worth of each individual, keeps no record of wrongs. fects all of us. ships at 10:00 AM. There
Do you remember the even the ones we don’t Love does not delight in This Valentine’s Day, are also many other local
Valentines boxes from like, and wanting the best evil, but rejoices with the don’t forget to tell the congregations who would
your childhood? Bring- for them. truth. It always protects, ones you love that you welcome you to worship.
ing in and decorating a The world would be so always trusts, always do. But also think about
shoebox in school, then different if everyone would hopes, always perseveres. the others and do some-
preparing cards at home care about everyone else. Love never ends.” thing kind for someone
for your class. Mother Instead, we see parochi- Love is not an emotion; you would normally push
would remind you to give alism and the desire to it is a way of life. We can away or ignore.
one to everyone, even if take care of our own. We live in love with people
you didn’t like them, so see terrorism, vandal- we don’t like, if we treat Rev. Victoria Wood Par-
no one would be left out. ism, abuse, hunger….the them with dignity and rish is the pastor of the
Then came the tension of list goes on. We live in a respect. Living as a loving First United Methodist
opening the box in school. world where it is easy to person does not mean be- Church in Gilford, NH,
Would anyone give YOU a know where the needs are ing stepped on and mis- located on Route 11-A. It
valentine (never realizing and to help. Just watch treated; it does not mean
how many other mothers the news, donate, volun- that we permit evil to con-
required full class card teer, be kind. tinue because we are be-
giving.) What if no one But we don’t do it. We ing patient. The idea that
Proverbs Moment
liked you enough to give are still afraid that some- we are to protect means A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body;
you a card? And then one won’t like us, and so that someone will be told
jealousy is like cancer in the bones.
the feeling of relief to see we seek satisfaction in to stop.
Proverbs 14:30
cards in the box and know other, less worthy ways. However, it means that
that someone liked you. For this Valentine’s Day, we will not be the one to
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that day.
Years pass, and the feel-
ings are still there – does
anyone like me? So we
look for the cards and
send them to our friends,
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