For All The Saints
Dear Wesley,
Greetings on this first day of November! Today we celebrate All
Saints Sunday. All Saints is a day of remembering all the saints, with
the New Testament meaning of all Christian people of every time and
place. We celebrate the communion of saints as we remember the dead,
both of the church universal and also our local congregations on this
day.
Though our nation remembers those persons who fought and died in
wars, Memorial Day differs from All Saints because we remember the
church triumphant. For the church's understanding of All Saints, we
remember not just the Saints of the Bible but all Christians down
through the ages.
For this reason we will acknowledge the names of persons who
have died during the past year as a part of the worship service. Those
remembered include:
Ms. Eula Abrams
Mrs. Ida Stephens
Mrs. Catherine Hopkins
Mr. James Lewis
Mrs. Terri Benton
Mrs. Daisy Moore
Mrs. Gloria Henderson
We pause to give thanks for their lives and
witness and we remember them in prayer. They have finished their earthly
journey and now rest from their labor. We thank God for every
remembrance of them. Let us press on until He calls us home.
Thanking God for the saints,
