 Centegra Execs VolunteerMembers of the senior management team of Centegra Health System spent a morning at Hearthstone with our children and older adults. Their first immersion into our culture involved decorating gingerbread houses with the children from the Hearthstone Early Learning Center. This was followed by the creation of books of remembrance through question and answer periods with Hearthstone residents. Centegra representatives had a wonderful morning and even set up repeat meetings with residents to finish their projects together.
- Rick Curtis, Executive Director of Senior Services |
Why Do We Pray?
Today at the Village at Hearthstone's Bible Study, we talked about how God uses the hardships we experience to discipline and shape us into the persons He created us to be. (see Hebrews12) I suggested that aging can be a hardship. The group laughed that knowing laugh. So I asked, "How do you deal with growing older?" One person answered, "I pray a lot." Again more laughter, but how true it is. When we find ourselves in a tough spot we pray a lot. My family has been praying often in recent weeks as we learned of the possibility of our youngest son having a lymphoma. Sometimes it seems all we do is pray. What does unceasing prayer in the face of hardship reveal about us? Desperation? Fear? Confidence? Faith? Caught between a rock and a hard place? It reveals all of those things and more. Keep in mind that prayer is good no matter the motivation. So, if this is a hard time for you, go ahead and pray. Prayer results in us growing closer to God, our fortress and rock.
- Randy Waller, Director of Pastoral Services |
Jesus' Birthday Party