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Daily Devotional
Read: Esther 4: 15-16
Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures. Sometimes we are thrust into positions in life that we didn’t ask for, nor do we want the responsibility. Nobody wanted the Coronavirus, or the inconvenience, sickness and disturbance in our lives that it has caused everyone. Yet, we are here, and we have to deal with the circumstances of being faced with a destructive force that is unrelenting and uncompromising.
Esther was called upon to stand up and deliver her people from a crisis situation at a time such as the one we are facing today. She did not forsake her calling nor her responsibility. Her famous words, “if I perish, I perish”, are applicable today. We learn that God calls those who are willing and have the courage to be used when the time is right, no matter the cost.
During this crisis we are not only thinking about ourselves, but about others in our church and community. Those who are facing unemployment, financial ruin and unprecedented loss. There will be tough decisions to make and tough actions to take. Actions that will require the courage and fortitude that can only come from those committed to serving God. There are times to pray about it, but now is the time to be about it!
Today, Lord God, we ask that you give us the courage to stand no matter what the cost when fear and danger invades our lives.
Shalom
Pastor Smith
Don’t forget to give your Tithes and Offerings! Your generosity enables Center Grove to continue to be the hope for our community and the world!
Here are Three Ways to Give:
1.) Visit the Center Grove website (www.centergroveumc.org), click on Stewardship, and then click the “Ready to Give” tab.
2.) If you prefer to mail your donation, you may send it to:
Center Grove United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 5957
Huntsville, AL 35814
3.) UMCgo is available for your Smartphone through Google Play, or IPhone through the App Store.
*Download the app; search for Center Grove (2969 State Rte 53, Huntsville, AL 35806); press the heart to Give!
Remember The Sick & Home-bound
Mrs. Evelyn Roberson
Mrs. Gladys Jacobs
Mrs. Madgie Jamar
Ms. Marjorie Ewing
Mrs. Cora King
Ms. Theresa Hope
Mrs. Zena Love Hill
Mr. Carl Bradley
Mrs. Barbara Baker
Mrs. Robbie Grant
Mr. Otis Threatt, Sr.
Mr. Bobby Readus
Mrs. Valeria Fowler
Community Information
Madison County School System STUDENT MEALS
Madison County School System students will have access to free lunch and breakfast Monday-Friday until April 3, including our scheduled Spring Break.
Beginning Monday, March 16th, 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., MCSS Child Nutrition Services will be distributing meals to students at six drive-thru locations. Cafeterias will not be open, this is “Grab-n-Go” service only. Each meal will contain one lunch and one breakfast for the following day. NOTE: Students must be in the vehicle to receive a meal.
Designated pick-up areas at each of these schools.
Buckhorn Family: Riverton Elementary
Hazel Green Family: Hazel Green Elementary
Madison Co HS Family: Madison County Elementary
New Hope Family: New Hope Elementary
Sparkman Family: Harvest Elementary and Madison Cross Roads Elementary
Words of Encouragement
