Psalm 63 

 1 O God, you are my God, 
       earnestly I seek you; 
       my soul thirsts for you, 
       my body longs for you, 
       in a dry and weary land 
       where there is no water. 

David wrote these words while he was in the Desert of Judea. Can’t you just see him in that barren land seeking, thirsting and longing for God?  David is not unlike us, seeking meaning and a purpose in life; in effect, searching for God.

 2 I have seen you in the sanctuary 
       and beheld your power and your glory.

Again, like David, we have a sanctuary where we see the power and the glory of the Lord.  Beloved CommunityChurch is our holy place where we can discover meaning in our lives as we find, acknowledge and praise God.

There are so many ways to find God here on 41st Street – in the awesome music of our talented musicians, in the moving and relevant words of Pastor Angie and in the basement as Beloveds box and distribute Angel Food.  Our sharing sessions have yielded so many passionate pleas, moving testimonies and powerful prayers that it’s easy to see God at work then. I once saw God in a warm ray of sunshine that fell on me during a summer service.  Of course, you can always see the light of God in the bright eyes and smiling faces of the person in the pew next to you, across from you, behind you….

Lynn Phillips