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Pastor Trudy's Message
Too blessed to be stressed?! Sometimes Christians feel pressure to act as if their lives are perfect. There is nothing wrong with putting your best 'face' forward, but it has also caused an unintentional message that we don't struggle or have problems. The reality is that Christians experience all of the same emotions and challenges as anyone else. In fact, it is the most difficult emotions and experiences that Jesus calls 'blessed' in our reading for this weekend. This may be the most empowering message our high school graduates could receive.
Good and gracious God, without stress and tension, we don't grow. Pain helps us to become healing forces for others, struggle helps us to understand needs in a new way, and Jesus' death on the cross leads to resurrection. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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