Have you ever walked up to an escalator with a kid? Or do you remember the first time you had to access an escalator as a child? I remember going to a ball game at Royals stadium as a child and waiting in line to “ride” what seemed like the steepest, tallest escalator in the world. My parents sort of dragged me onto that moving staircase (after all there wasn’t time for discussion or conjolling, there was a line of people behind us as well). Once you were on the escalator you kept climbing up and up, and all was well. That first step, though, was a doosey! At least in your own mind. Your thoughts were filled with all sorts of questions and maybe even a little dread… what would happen if my toe got stuck? Would the machine just suck me in with the next stair?
If I’m honest, even as an adult, when I approach an escalator, I pause for a moment and consider how I will step onto that moving staircase. I mean, it just keeps going! It is always in motion. As we move into the month of May, I’m reminded that life is like an escalator, it just keeps moving!
This Sunday, May 11 we will celebrate moms and all the influential women in our lives here at Wallula. There will be a special bagel bar, photo booth and a little gift for all the women that make such a difference in our family at Wallula. Thanks for all you do! Be sure to worship with mom this Sunday at Wallula. On May 18 we will recognize our High School graduates. If you haven’t let Zach know about your graduate, contact him this week at zach@wallula.org and let him know you plan to participate in the service on Sunday, May 18. On Grad Sunday we will begin a brand new preaching series in the book of Jonah. Wallula is blessed with a team of gifted preachers and this series will show them off. Zach and Craig will team up for a few weeks to teach through the book of Jonah, and I’m looking forward to learning from them as they share God’s Word! Also in May, you have the chance to sign up to participate in our Summer Supper for Six groups. These groups provide you with a chance to meet other folks who call Wallula home. Sign up and we will form groups of about six adults (these groups are for singles, couples and families so there will likely be more than six people in each group) and then your group will decide on a few times this summer to get together. I know that supper is in the name, but you could choose to go to a ball game, catch a play at the theater in the park, enjoy one of the outdoor concerts in the community or just get together for an ice cream cone or glass of ice tea, whatever your group chooses to do! What a great way to meet and get to know someone who maybe attends a different worship service or you simply have not connected with before! Sign up in the church center app today!
I’m grateful that even though life keeps moving on, time keeps passing, situations and circumstances keep changing, that our God remains the same and He continues to love and care for each of us! I’m praying that Wallula shares that love even better this summer!
- Lance
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
- James 1:17