Joe and I attended the Hapeville Exchange Club Christmas banquet last evening. I looked around the room and saw so many good people who willingly give of their time to better their community and to help people. They have given years of unselfish service. I am not involved in the Exchange Club as I thought it would be good for Joe to have something he did without me. Instead I joined the Hapeville Service League. Yet I noticed that I knew many people at the banquet not from their Exchange Club work but from other town involvement – from seeing them at City Council or organizing and attending functions and events or at Service League meetings. They serve not only through the Exchange Club but in so many different ways. I was most grateful that I knew many of them because they attend HFUMC. Our church was represented by the Man of the Year, the Golden Deeds award winner and the Lifetime Achievement award winner. These people truly do combine faith with good deeds. I am privileged to know each and every one of them.
Gracious God, we pray that you will encourage us to think more about serving than being served. Guide us in ways in which we might help others. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen.
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