Blessing of the Backpacks
2 Corinthians 9:8-9 (NRSV) reads: And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work. As it is written, “He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness (or benevolence) endures forever.” This Sunday, we will have a "Blessing of the Backpacks" in worship. We are getting ready to start with a lot of educational endeavors in Edmond following Sunday's service and it is appropriate to recognize God's partnership in this. Lots of stuff goes into these school backpacks! Because Wesleyans believe in Sanctifying Grace, we believe that God wants us to further ourselves in knowledge. By equipping ourselves in this way, we are better able to help those we encounter. This allows each of us to become more Christlike. And so, we do this not by ourselves. We are not isolated in our efforts to improve. We don't see ourselves com