President’s Perspective

Trust Only in The Lord Thy God
In a simple twist of fate, Valentine's Day and Ash Wednesday are on the same day this month! Since "Love" is the theme of Valentine's Day, perhaps it's kind of proper that as we pray for a reconciliation with our Savior we are reminded of the pure love He showed for the world as He reconciled the world to Him in his sacrifice on the cross. Of course, Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent which leads to our most important Christian celebration, Easter! Try to attend the Lenten services and prepare for Good Friday and Easter. Enjoy being a chosen, called Christian in a world that is increasingly a pool of confusion, deception and lies manifesting evil-- which we resist as we confidently demand: "Satan, get thee behind me!"

I hope you all had a nice Holiday Season and are looking forward to spring and Easter. Time has a habit of moving pretty fast so Easter will be here before you know it. We sort of throttled back over the winter and Christmas season to give the Council, (especially the Trustees), a bit of a rest since last year was quite busy. We'll slowly start to ramp up with a few projects and by May we should be relatively busy again.

There are some interesting items that are on the docket this year. We're looking at calling a Deaconess, Director of Family Life, here at Zion. Stay tuned for more information. (A really good way to stay up on these matters is to attend a Voters Meeting! The next one is in April.) Another item that we're finalizing will be an Endowment for your church. Keep your eyes open for more information about that item, too.

This could be a year of turmoil in our world, but one thing will be sure: Zion will be a rock and steadfast in providing a refuge from the angst and chaos of whatever the world throws at us. We can't let things bother us, control us. God is our refuge and our help is in the name of the Lord! In Proverbs 3:5-6 we read, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make strait your paths."

Here comes 2024! Enjoy the ride. Christ is in control. Amen.

– Paul Klemash