 God With Everything Like many in our community since July 4, 2025, I have spent a great deal of my time and energy on disaster relief. And since July 16, 2026, I have continued to dedicate my focus to recovery for our neighbors in need. If there is anything that the last 14 months has taught me is that I am not in control. Jesus models for us the practice of letting go of control and earthly power. He empties himself at the cross, trusting in the goodness and love of the Father. God intends that we follow the same path. Yet, in situations both large and small, we find this incredibly difficult. Why? Throughout my life, my walk with Christ has been what I would call, “inconsistent.” Many periods have been filled with a shallow commitment on my part. Other periods have found me deepening my relationship with Christ by prioritizing my time in prayer, scripture reading, stillness with God, reflection and intention. I want to be an emotionally healthy disciple for Jesus Christ. Recently, I have been reading Emotionally Healthy Spirituality and The Emotionally Healthy Church by Pete Scazzero and I wanted to share some of the reasons he explores for why we lack in trusting God… 1. Fear. Is it any wonder God says to us over and over again in Scripture, “Do not fear?” 2. We worry that things will fall apart. That is true—at least the things that God never intended to remain in the first place. Regardless, we can only keep our plans and agendas from falling apart for a short time. “Unless the Lord builds a house, we labor in vain who build it?” (Ps. 127:1). 3. We worry that we will fall apart. Yes, that is true, and it may be a very good thing. Our false selves need to be dismantled by the Spirit. When we fall apart, it offers God the opportunity to rebuild us. 4. Our families of origin. For some people, things were out of control in their families growing up. So now, as adults, they resist letting go of the control in their life. 5. Past betrayals. A young adult recently shared how impossible it is for him to trust God since he was betrayed by so many authority figures in his life. “With humans this is impossible, but with God all things are possible” (Matt 19:26). 6. A distorted image of God. We serve a God who loves us with inexhaustible love and with no strings attached. Our heavenly Father seeks our good in any and every situation. Yet many relate to God as if he were an angry deity—demanding and consistently frustrated with us. It is hard to let go and trust that kind of God. 7. Lack of stillness and silence before him. Without a dimension of silence and stillness in our lives (two of the most difficult spiritual practices for me), we don’t offer the Holy Spirit space where he can tenderize our willfulness and turn it into willingness. 8. Perfectionism. Many of us who seek excellence carry the shadow of a driving perfectionism. When we begin to learn to let go, we find that God is passionate that we become excellent at letting go and trusting Him. And that is much more important to Him than having our environment marked by order and perfection. 9. A limited view of letting go. This is not about answering an altar call, having a crisis moment of surrender or praying once a day. Letting go of control and trusting Jesus is the core of the Christian life—every day, every hour, every moment. 10. Denial. A day is coming when our earthly life will be over. We will let go of everything—health, relationships, status, possessions. We are all very vulnerable. In a moment, our lives can completely change. To think that we are in control is simply an illusion. May we all seek to trust God with everything, and everyday. Blessings, Beth     Lifeguard TrainingCongratulations to Katie, Tuesday, Jessica and Val!   Splash & Swim & Serve   MEGA & Mustard Seed JUNE 
Please join us as we pray for our Liberia Mission Team who are there serving alongside the local Methodist Church. May God bless them and protect them!  "Kerrville food pantry hosts mass distribution event" Usually, the group provides 12,000 pounds of food per month to the community. Monday, they received almost 64,000 pounds of food from the San Antonio Food Bank. KERRVILLE, Texas — Unemployment has not discriminated due to population size.
Northwest of San Antonio, in Kerr County, more families are looking for resources to meet their needs. A food pantry in Kerrville is hoping to help hundreds of families in need. “It’s people helping people, neighbors helping neighbors,” said Beth Palmer, the Outreach Coordinator for Kerrville United Methodist Church and Light on the Hill. The ministry hosted their first mass food distribution Monday. Volunteers from several Kerrville churches and groups lent a hand. “We don’t want anyone to be hungry in this time,” said Palmer. Usually, the group provides 12,000 pounds of food per month to the community, but they received almost 64,000 pounds of food from the San Antonio Food Bank to feed even more families. |
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