Beyond the Valley

Rev. Bob Reasner will be leading worship this coming Sunday. The following is his reflection in preparation for this coming week:

Psalm 23 is called the “Nightingale of the Psalms” by Henry Ward Beecher.


The Nightingale sings it sweetest when the night is the darkest. In life’s dark hours most of us find it hard to sing. Verse 4 suggests the attitude we need in times that leave us unsure of life’s events. “Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil; for Thou art with me;” …..

Many around us are faced with uncertain times today as jobs are gone, money is hard to come by and life ahead of us is uncertain. As a child of God we need to hear again the reminder that as God sees even the sparrow that falls, even so he sees and knows who we are, where we are and what we need as clouds may obscure our path ahead. The awareness of God’s presence makes the difference.

In Proverbs 3:6 we read, “I all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.”

And in Isaiah 40:30: “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.”

Worship offers us that time of renewal in outlook and spirit! Join us Sunday

“A church is only two things. It is either a hospital for the sick and needy or a Gas Station for the weary traveler.”