“Go Light Your World!”       

At the very end of the farewell service for Pastor Greg, we sang the familiar song, “Go light your world.”  The refrain in that song is worth sharing:

Carry your candle, run to the darkness,
Seek out the homeless, confused and torn.
Hold out your candle for all to see it, Take your candle, and
Go light your world.

          This must be our spiritual posture.  To face forward into a troubled world that needs us to see what’s wrong and not turn from it.  And, the song makes clear, we have a bright shining candle to hold, and others will see this gospel alive in us—this wonderful spot on earth called Beaver Valley where God is doing good things. 

And, even in this time of transition into what is next for our people (the assembling of a call committee, the deep work of a parish study, etc.)  the call to be alive and confident in God’s mercy is all that is required of our congregation.  We will be blessed for our faithful trust even as we cannot see what the future holds.

                                        Together with you in faith,

                                        Beaver Valley Church Council