Agape Harvest September 2012 Dear Friends, Suzanne Bloch, an immigrant from Germany, often played chamber music with Albert Einstein and other prominent scientists. She said that Einstein, though an accomplished violinist, irritated his fellow musicians by not coming up on the beat. "You see," Bloch explained, "he couldn't count." Einstein could project revolutionary theories about the cosmos, but he had difficulty with rhythmic counting. Despite his limitation, he remained an enthusiastic musician. Sometimes we lament our limitations. Maybe we wish we could sing more beautifully for God or give more to God's work. At times we all wish we could get around better and do more things to help ourselves and others. The truth is that like Einstein, we all have gifts and abilities and we all have our limitations. But no matter who we are and what our assets or liabilities, we all have talents given by God to share. Each one of those gifts is essential to the building of the Body of Christ, the Church, and its health and growth. Sometimes our gifts are obvious and sometimes they need to be developed, as the old saying goes, practice makes perfect. Like the little boy who received some money to give to God's work but didn't want to share, we sometimes need to learn to share. Sometimes we need to work on sharing our faith as well. Our accounts of God's work in our lives can be a tremendous blessing to others. When we realize that all of us have limitations, we can move forward by seeking God's guidance in using our gifts. We can pray. We can show kindness to others. We can visit the lonely and the sick. We can share the gifts God has given us. St. Paul said, "Having then gifts according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them" (Romans 12:6). With love, Pastor Carol Excerpts from "Our Daily Bread" From Your Pastor: First United Presbyterian Church of Pine Plains 3039 Church Street, P. O. Box 313, Pine Plains, NY 12567 Tel: (518) 398-7117 • All are welcome to join us at our weekly Sunday worship service at 11:00 a.m. • Church School and childcare are available during the worship service. • Join us for the warmth of coffee hours and fellowship following most weekly worship services. • Pastor Carol’s office hours are by appointment. Please call her at (518) 697-0025 (home), (845) 235-3569 (cell) or (518) 398- 7117 (church office). To know the love of Christ; to show the love of Christ; and to grow in the love of Christ. A Letter From A Friend 2 Upcoming Events & Servant’s Calendar 5 Nutrition Corner 7 Recent Events, Notices & Thanks 3 Looking Ahead 6 Prayer Requests 8 Inside this issue: www.pineplainspresbyterianchurch.com
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Agape Harvest
September 2012
Dear Friends,
S u z ann e B l o ch , an
immigrant from Germany,
often played chamber music
with Albert Einstein and
other prominent scientists.
She said that Einstein,
though an accomplished
violinist, irritated his fellow
musicians by not coming up
on the beat. "You see,"
Bloch explained, "he
couldn't count." Einstein
could project revolutionary
theories about the cosmos,
but he had difficulty with
rhythmic counting. Despite
his limitation, he remained
an enthusiastic musician.
Sometimes we lament our
limitations. Maybe we wish
we could sing more
beautifully for God or give
more to God's work. At
times we all wish we could
get around better and do
more things to help
ourselves and others. The
truth is that like Einstein,
we all have gifts and abilities
and we all have our
limitations. But no matter
who we are and what our
assets or liabilities, we all
have talents given by God
to share. Each one of those
gifts is essential to the
building of the Body of
Christ, the Church, and its
health and growth.
Sometimes our gifts are
obvious and sometimes they
need to be developed, as the
old saying goes, practice
makes perfect. Like the little
boy who received some
money to give to God's
work but didn't want to
share, we sometimes need
to learn to share. Sometimes
we need to work on sharing
our faith as well. Our
accounts of God's work in
our lives can be a
tremendous blessing to
others.
When we realize that all of
us have limitations, we can
move forward by seeking
God's guidance in using our
gifts. We can pray. We can
show kindness to others.
We can visit the lonely and
the sick. We can share the
gifts God has given us. St.
Paul said, "Having then
gifts according to the
grace that is given to us,
let us use them" (Romans
12:6).
With love,
Pastor Carol
Excerpts from "Our Daily Bread"
From Your Pastor: First United
Presbyterian Church
of Pine Plains
3039 Church Street,
P. O. Box 313,
Pine Plains, NY 12567
Tel: (518) 398-7117
• All are welcome to
join us at our weekly
Sunday worship
service at 11:00 a.m.
• Church School and
childcare are
available during the
worship service.
• Join us for the
warmth of coffee
hours and fellowship
following most
weekly worship
services.
• Pastor Carol’s office
hours are by
appointment. Please
call her at (518)
697-0025 (home),
(845) 235-3569
(cell) or (518) 398-
7117 (church office).
To know the love of Christ; to show the love of Christ; and to grow in the love of
Christ.
A Letter From A Friend 2 Upcoming Events & Servant’s Calendar 5 Nutrition Corner 7