[The Mayor]

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September 10

Making His Music

Bible in a Year:

• Proverbs 8–9
• 2 Corinthians 3

We all . . . are being transformed into his image.

2 Corinthians 3:18 Choir director Arianne Abela spent her childhood sitting on her hands—to hide them. Born with fingers missing or fused together on both hands, she also had no left leg and was missing toes on her right foot. A music lover and lyric soprano, she’d planned to major in government at Smith College. But one day her choir teacher asked her to conduct the choir, which made her hands quite visible. From that moment, she found her career, going on to conduct church choirs and serving now as director of choirs at another university. “My teachers saw something in me,” Abela explains.

Her inspiring story invites believers to ask, What does God, our holy Teacher, see in us, regardless of our “limits”? More than anything, He sees Himself. “So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27 nlt).

As His glorious “image bearers,” when others see us, we should reflect Him. For Abela, that means Jesus, not her hands—or her lack of fingers—matters most. The same is true for all believers. “And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image,” says 2 Corinthians 3:18.

Similar to Abela, we can conduct our lives by Christ’s transforming power (v. 18), offering a life song that rings out to the honor of God.

By:  Patricia Raybon Reflect & Pray

How does knowing you are God’s “image-bearer” help you to see yourself differently? How does it help you in your interactions with others?

Thank You, God, for making me in Your image. Help me to apply this fact to all of my life.

[radu]

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To all our military men and women, past and present,

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[lightman]

Stand strong and stay safe!

[mountainlion]

No smoke today, 4” of snow. The fire got within 13 miles of me then the snow got it. 106,000 acres burnt of which 2/3 burnt in a little over a day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[luvie]

Remembering our troops....
and praying that, thanks to our great president,
more of them will be home safe very soon.
Enough of these long drawn out wars!
Enough!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[mylife]

Liberty Valence got me all wound up tonight..

Max Stalling~Little Apone

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy! Hope Alaska is still warm.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Thursday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

How's everyone doing this morning?

[luvie]

Especially when it’s 6:30am.
That time is not even in my vocabulary!
But to take a trip to see the kids?
Yep...I’ll do it!
And a very nice friend will take care of the kitties.
Hope all y’all have a GREAT day!
((((hugs)))