5th Easter Weekly Message
5th Easter Weekly Message
Dear Parishioners,
Wishing you well! I am doing fine! May God always protect us and keep us in His love!
During these days, imagine what would happen if everything falls through. Your transportation is limited. Your job is furloughed or laid off. Your freedom is so limited now. Your savings has drained down. These things have happened during the past six weeks and our patience is also drained down. We ask why would God put up so many obstacles? It must have been hard for us to understand God’s plan.
Yes, sometimes we do not understand how God leads us. Of course, God wants us to use wisdom and good judgment as we make our plans, especially during this time.
First, our plan is to surrender to God. Last Thursday, May 7th, our President called us to observe this day as a “National Day of Prayer.” In this day, our President led the prayer first, and then each minister of each religious belief came forward and prayed and asked God to forgive our faults and asked Him to protect us and restore our life. (Act of FAITH)
Second, this pandemic could help us to understand how God works in our life, such as cutting, trimming, and nurturing, so that we too can become shining exemplars of His glory. He trains our thoughts and intentions so that we can think and act like Him. (Act of LOVE)
Jesus is now able to reach so many people, who are scattered throughout the world, who are far away from Church, who have no chance to build up a relationship with family, community, and others. Jesus is promising that you can make a difference. He is in you and He will work through your example, your works, your prayers. Remember, you are not doing it alone! By doing this, our lives will never be the same. We will keep getting better and better. (Act of HOPE)
Keep in mind, the U.S. currency always has its value throughout the world, in good times or bad times, in good hands or in bad hands, because it has a motto “In God We Trust.” God has Power; we value our Trust. Let us continue to trust in God’s providence because He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
So be encouraged. God is at work, He will form you so that His beauty can shine forth in your life!
Sincerely Yours in Christ,
Reverend Quang Vinh Chu, Pastor