Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:

     where there is hatred, let me sow love;

     where there is injury, pardon;

     where there is doubt, faith;

     where there is despair, hope;

     where there is darkness, light;

     where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master,  Grant that I many not so much seek

     to be consoled as to console;

     to be understood as to understand;

     to be loved and to love;

For it is in giving that we receive;

     it is in pardoning that we are pardoned  

     and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.  Amen.                    

 ALSO......

1.     Pray for this summer's new "Beyond the Walls" ministries of First Church.

2.    Invite family and friends to our May 14th covered-dish dinner and Carol Choir Vespers.

3.     Contact the church (623-3397 or cfumc@wvdsl.net ) to inform our pastors when you or a loved one enters the hospital.

4.    Send a card to some of our older members whom you haven't seen for a while. 

These are just the beginning.   If you have ideas, please share them with me at dgardner55@yahoo.com.   Prayer, Faith, and Work - a mighty combination!

Don Gardner
Director of Adult Ministries