FROM THE DESK OF THE PRIEST-IN-CHARGE
Dear Friends in Christ,
In the letter of Paul to the church in Rome, he writes that "the wages of sin are death." This letter was written almost 2000 years ago. What it means is that there has been no pay increase for us sinners for a long time. Any other group would have organized for a pay raise. Obviously the pay for a sinner is so total that there can be no increase.
Paul gives us more than wages to consider, however. He tells us that without working for it, God has given us a gift. Without working for it, God has given us eternal life. The meaning of this is that no matter how hard we try we cannot earn our way into heaven. God has given us this gift of eternal life. This is what the word "grace" means --a gift which is not earned but given freely.
Peace,
GJK
P.S. Thanks to everyone who came out for the annual meeting. Congratulations to those members who were elected to serve on the vestry and as convention delegates. We also thank those members who finished their term of service on the vestry.