Cut flowers.
They look pretty, make a beautiful bouquet, but they cannot thrive.

Unplugged computer.
It can survive for a time. A good battery makes a difference. But, it will die.

The life fully alive as God intended requires remaining in the source. Made in God's image, human beings can only flourish by remaining, as Jesus says in John 15, in Him. We are not meant to be cut flowers or unplugged devices, but fully alive. Who are you abiding in? What are you plugged into?

Embracing with joy the challenges and assignments in our schools, workplaces, relationships, and city and bearing the fruit of God in a world looking for hope is our call and purpose. Exploring how we remain in the Source for such a momentous responsibility is where we'll plant ourselves this Sunday.

Phil Wagler
Interim Pastor