Dear Edgeboro Friends & Family,

As some of you know, I help record for a podcast where I read and reflect on the Moravian Daily Text. When I was recording in advance for the October 24^th episode, I saw that the watchword was from Psalm 66, which then prompted me to read all of Psalm 66. There was a verse in that psalm that really stood out to me. It said, “Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for me” (Ps. 66:16). In this case, the psalmist remembers what God has done in order to keep the faith in the present moment. For them, remembering what God has done in the past is proof that God will continue to act in the future. So on the podcast, I used it as an invitation to briefly talk about some of the things God has done for me and then I invited the listeners to recall some of the things God has done for them so that their faith may be encouraged.

I feel like we’re in a season right now that is calling us to remember what God has done for us.

First came Edgeboro’s 105^th anniversary on October 25^th – a day that naturally called us to think back on the past to reflect on what’s all happened at Edgeboro Moravian Church and to think about the many individuals and families (including ourselves) that have been touched by the people that are and that have been a part of the congregation. This is then closely followed by All Saints Day on November 1^st – a day that honors all of those that have gone before us that have inspired us, led us, trailblazed for us, and loved us. Later in the same month is Thanksgiving, November 28^th – a day set aside for counting one’s blessings.

Each of these days invites us to think back on what God has done for each of us.

So, what has God done for you? – The miracles, joys, gifts, callings, graces, people, opportunities, memories, etc.

Instead of simply dwelling in the past, let’s use these memories in the same way the psalmist did. Let’s allow these memories to serve as proof that just as God was there working for us and with us in the past, God will do the same in the future. Let’s allow them to rekindle our faith. Let’s allow them to inspire us to give of our gifts of time, talent, treasure, and testimony so that others may see God at work in us and in their lives, too. Let’s allow them to be the means by which God give us hope, joy, peace, and love for the future – which is exactly what we will celebrate in the near future during the upcoming season of Advent.

May God’s continued blessings be with you all in this season of remembrance, thanksgiving, and hope.

Witnessing with You,
Pastor Dan