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A Message from our Pastor

 I give thanks for our shared journey of faith.  It is a privilege to walk this path with each of you.  As part of the body of Christ called United Methodist in San Benito,  God is moving in our midst. 

We find ourselves at an historic crossroad.  It is here that we pause.  We pause to honor all the saints of this church that have come before us.  Because they had faith and were willing to live it, we have faith.  We are the recipients of their great faith, trust and love in Jesus Christ.  Truly, we owe them a debt, because we stand on the shoulders of greatness.  The only way we can preserve this powerful faith is not by just lifting up the past, but by remembering the faithful actions of the past and honoring those faithful actions with our own faithful actions.

This is an exciting time in our church.  We stand on the cusp of who God has called us to be and more importantly who God is calling us to be now.  The same fears and frustrations that we deal with are the same fears and frustrations that our fore-mothers and fore-fathers dealt with as well.  The context of the problem has changed, but overcoming that same fear has not.  Our answer must be the same as their answer.  We must step out in faith.  If we need to be bold and ask our friends and neighbors to come to church, then we'll do it.  If we need to upgrade and update our existing building, then we'll do it.  If we need to build a new building, the we'll do it.  First and foremost, we do it because of our love in Jesus Christ.  Secondly, we do it to honor the sacrifices of the saints who have come before us.

My desire for this church is to bring the future to fruition.  First, we need to pray in order to understand what God is calling us to do.  Secondly, we must collectively discern that call.  Thirdly, we must take action.

My friends, we are ready.  We are ready because God is the one who has prepared us.  together let us continue on our journey of faith.  Together let us step into our God-given future.