News Letter May-JuneHUMC Messenger
Hamilton United Methodist Church Pastor: Larry Dimick Office: 260-488-2803 E-Mail: hamiltonumc@juno.com May/June HUMC Messenger Hamilton United Methodist Church Pastor: Larry Dimick Office: 260-488-2803 E-Mail: hamiltonumc@juno.com May/June 2019 Spring has now unwrapped the flowers, day is fast reviving! Life in all her growing powers, toward the light is striving. All the world with beauty fills, gold the green enhancing; Flowers make glee among the hills and set the meadows dancing. These words are from an ancient hymn, The Flower Carol, that has unfortunately fallen out of use (though you might encounter it on a Sunday morning during my time with you). It is sung to the tune that is now used for the Christmas carol, Good King Wenceslas. The Flower Carol is actually the original set of words to the tune. I love this Easter carol because it celebrates the return of abundant life following the scarcity and fallow time of winter. Certainly we in the Northern hemisphere benefit from Easter coming in the Autumn and Christmas at the Winter Solstice. It must be confusing for our neighbors in the Southern hemisphere to have nature and theology on opposite calendars. Since the Christian movement is spreading more rapidly there, I suppose they have figured out how to live with the dichotomy. We are indeed blessed in so many ways at this time of year. Our gardens begin to bloom, colorful birds return to our feeders, our “Snowbirds” return to us from their Southern sojourn- all around us points to God’s extravagance. And at the center of it is the wonderful proclamation: He is Risen! He lives! He Lives! Christ Jesus lives today! God is good, all the time! May you be blessed in this wonderful season. In Christ’s Love and Service, Pastor Larry Dimick
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