Missouri Shared Prayers [link removed] April Prayer Thought
Are you a Silly Putty Christian?

By Rev. Dr. Linda Settles, Green Trails UMC in Chesterfield

"Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, and before you were born, I consecrated you ..." Jeremiah 1:5, NRSV

I remember playing with Silly Putty as a child. It was squishy and pliable. You could make something as simple as a ball or something as elaborate as a horse. Silly Putty brings me joy. To this day, I can't pass by a tin of it without playing with it. Joy!

Silly Putty is created from silicone polymers. But put it into the hands of a child, and it becomes whatever the imagination makes it into. It becomes a little lump of joy.

We are sort of like Silly Putty. Not that we are squishy, necessarily, although my grandson Eli tells me that his brother's tummy is squishier than his! But in the hands of God, we become pliable, moldable, formed into what God wants us to be.

I like the sound of that. God forming us according to God's Divine imagination, molding us into something awesome – into the image of Christ! As you journey through Lent, keep your mind focused on where God is taking you, not where you have been. Allow God to change your life, and it will bring you (and God) great joy, just like Silly Putty!

"For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life." Ephesians 2:10, NRSV

This Week's Churches and Pastors
Northwest District
April 2
LIfe Coaching
mailto:[email protected] Extension Minister Lia McIntosh and spouse Kevin
April 3
Saint Paul School of Theology
mailto:[email protected] Extension Minister Dr. Jeanne Hoeft
April 4
Wesley Seminary Lewis Center
mailto:[email protected] Extension Minister Stephanie Remington
April 5
Mosaic Life Hospital
mailto:[email protected] Chaplain Jenn Weekes Klein and spouse Russell
April 6
Western Reception and Diagnostic Correctional Center
mailto:[email protected] Counselor Dr. Nora Jones
April 7
Church of the Resurrection
mailto:[email protected] Associate Pastor Ashley Morgan Kirk (Great Plains Conference) and spouse Ryan
April 8
Church of the Resurrection
mailto:[email protected] Associate Pastor Emily Stirewalt (Great Plains Conference) and spouse Randall
April 9
Survivor Outreach Services Coordinator US Army
mailto:[email protected] Chaplain Kristi Pappas and spouse Jeffrey


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