Psalm 77 – David reminds us that he cries out to God. David cries out loud and God promised that He would hear. What a wonderful promise. What a wonderful picture of prayer. Why do we pray? We pray because of our need and the Father’s promise to answer our cry. Need we any other reason to pray? Zion, Friedheim, is a unique and special place. God has been good to us. No, we are not perfect and, yes, there have been times in which we have had to cry out to God. But every time we needed Him, He has always been there for us. One hundred eighty-four years is a long time. It’s nothing to God. He has not changed and will not change. Cry to Him. He is near to hear your prayer and to answer you according to His good and gracious will.
Under the direction of Pr. Jesse Hoover our congregation was chartered 184 years ago on this date 25 February 1838. Fifty-six persons under Pr. Hoover’s pastoral guidance gathered to sign our congregation’s charter becoming the first Christian congregation in Adams County and only the second church in northeast Indiana. Through the years the Lord had directed us to remain a house of peace, a safe haven and a harbor of hope in this world. May the Lord continue to bless our Friedheim family to remain a House of Peace.
We praise You heavenly Father for the great
privilege which is ours this day to humbly come before You, and lovingly praise
and thank You as we reflect on the history of our parish which was established
184 years ago today.
We pray that You will deepen within each of us a sense of gratitude for the many sacrifices made for us by those who have gone before us, and thereby find this parish a house of peace, a safe haven and a harbor of hope. May we continue to see, by faith, the needs of those around us and the needs of those who shall come after us, and do all that is possible to show to them our witness in word and deed of the riches of life with Christ. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen -25 February, 2022
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