the Rev. Beth Rohn-Habhegger
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WORD FROM THE PASTOR - September 2026 “Restart / Reset / Reinvest”
With the fall comes the start of the new school year. It also comes with the restarting of many programs within the life of the church. Our Sunday School will restart its classes on September 13 and this year focus on our Moravian identity by studying the curriculum Living Branches. We restart our adult Sunday School, we restart our 10:15 worship time, we restart confirmation. We do a lot of restarting. We also reset. For many of us summer puts us out of our usual routine. We adjust to having children (whether our own or relatives) not being in school. We throw in vacations and trips; time at the lake or different out of the ordinary events. The fall allows us a time to reset to a routine that works to help us find consistency in our lives. With all this restarting and resetting, we are offered the opportunity to reinvest. We can use the transition to being new or to renew practices to invest in our spiritual growth. This can be setting time aside during the day for meditation or prayer. Though that sounds daunting, even taking just a few minutes to read through the Moravian Daily Text can help set the tone for your day; or creating an intercessory prayer list based from our bulletin or using “prayer sticks” with people’s names on them to grab and lift up at least that one person. It could be joining a Bible study or making time to read a passage of scripture and reflect on it by yourself each day or each week. We can reinvest in relationships as well. Taking time to call or text someone just to let them know you are thinking of them may make that person’s day. Reaching out to someone you know is struggling, or being willing to talk through an issue with someone can be a great way to strengthen that relationship. As we come into this new season of the year, may it be a time to restart, reset, and reinvest in ourselves, in our relationships with others, and in our relationship with God. |
