“O come, let us sing to the Lord;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
For the Lord is a great God and a great King above all gods.

Psalm 95:1-3

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BUMC Family and Friends,

Above you will find one of many passages of scripture that encourage us to be
thankful and sing songs of praise to our God. These are good words to keep in
mind as we very quickly move toward Thanksgiving.

I personally am very thankful for my appointment to serve you all as a
congregation. These past four plus years have been wonderful and I hope there
will be more than a few more. Things are really going well at BUMC. We have
new families joining and lots of kids and youth which will help ensure the
future of this

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I am certainly thankful for the vitality of our church, but one consequence of
having so much busyness around is that I sometimes neglect to find quiet time
to reflect and simply thank God. Even within the context of serving God and
humankind through a church, we can become so busy that we lose touch with
God.

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And so, going forward I am going to make an extra effort to ensure I don’t skip
my morning devotions. Then, I am going to try to find a few moments
throughout the day to simply sit quietly, clear my mind, and say thank you to
God. I encourage each of you to do something similar. Let’s try to remain
focused on the Lord and be especially attentive to our need to say thank you to
God for the blessings that shower down around us.​

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Happy Thanksgiving and God Bless,
Pastor Matt