Grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ!
You might have heard the expression, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” There is something about images that can speak deeply to us. Whether it is an award-winning photo taken by a famous National Geographic photographer or a quick selfie taken on a smartphone, pictures provide connections, tell stories, and illustrate a variety of emotions and truth.
More than once in the last two years, St. James has gathered photos to use in worship (remember our jingle-bell photo fun last Christmas?) Even when it wasn’t safe for us to gather with each other in-person, the photos helped remind us of the community that we share in Christ. I am grateful for all those who took the time to share images. It was wonderful to see your smiling faces.
As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving with an online worship on Thanksgiving Eve at 7:00 p.m., our Worship Team is asking for you to share images of the things for which you are grateful this Thanksgiving. It can be a picture of anything on your camera (or phone) within the following parameters: it is horizontal in orientation (landscape doesn’t work so well on screens), and you have taken the photo or have copyright permission to share.
Try this…. scroll through the last twenty-five photos that you have stored on your smartphone or computer. It doesn’t matter if they are of people, places, or things. Pick one that expresses your thankfulness. Send it to the church and we will include it in a slideshow of photos that we will show during the Thanksgiving worship. Because this effort requires some editing, we need your photos no later than November 23.
I am looking forward to seeing your photos and to learn about the things for which you are thankful. Each picture will be a blessing and speak a “thousand thanks”.
As always, I look forward to waving to you all as we worship together this weekend. Whether it is at the 8:00 a.m. parking lot or the 9:30 a.m. online/in-person worship, I can’t wait to greet you in the name of Jesus.
In Christ’s Light,
Pastor Walt