St. Timothy Lutheran Church

Dear friends,


“We plan, God laughs.” So goes an old Yiddish proverb. I was really

looking forward to going to Gettysburg, to my seminary, for continuing education. It’s been so long. Alas, in today’s email, I found that it is being canceled. So go my plans.


How about you? Do you find that you go to great lengths to plan

something, and then it all falls apart? It can be difficult to discern the difference between our plans and the ones God wants. Then I always think of this scripture verse, “For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. 12 Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you” (Jeremiah 29:11-12). God’s words through Jeremiah were not for one person, however, but for the entire nation of Israel. Regardless, it still rings true to me and serves as a reminder when things don't go as planned.


I was wondering what else I could do during that time without the

week in Gettysburg. God willing, I’ll be able to take parts of those days to spend in quiet, listening to what God is up to for myself and for our congregation.


Something else you will see for a while is me leading worship and preaching from a chair. I have a wound on the bottom of my foot, and the doctor has given me orders to try to stay off of it until it’s healed. So, in this way, there is time I would be spending on other things I love, like Tai Chi and going to the pool at the Boys’ and Girls’ Club, to utilize that time in other ways.


What plans do you have for this summer? Are they the same as God’s plans? I hope so. May God strengthen and refresh you in the coming days as you use them to God’s glory.

Pastor's Message

July 2023


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