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Daily Devotional July 8

30 The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. 31 He said to them, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. 32 And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.
      – Mark 6:30-32, NRSV
 

Lately, my daughter has developed a habit of randomly and joyfully proclaiming how charged our devices are. “Your tablet is at 100%, Daddy!” she’ll exclaim (right before she asks to play games or watch videos on said tablet). She has a sense of how important it is for things to be fully charged. 

In one set of his “g’morning, g’night” set of tweets, playwright / composer / actor Lin-Manuel Miranda writes: 

Gmorning.
You’ve had too many apps open for too long. 
Close your eyes. Check all systems.
Soft reboot. 

Gnight.
Don’t wait until low power mode.
Close your eyes.
Close all unnecessary apps.
Recharge. 

He’s onto something, of course. Our human minds and bodies aren’t so terribly unlike those electronic devices that consume so much of our time. At times, we need to reduce the number of “apps” and “tabs” and “windows” we have open. At times, we need to recharge. At times, we need to completely shut down and reboot. 

You may not be at 100% this morning. You may not be at 100% most mornings. You may be dangerously close to “low power mode.” You may need to take a bit of time to recharge. Jesus knows you need it. 

Literally, Jesus knows you need it. He modeled that kind of self-care himself… and in today’s scripture reading, he expects it of his disciples, too. 

So close your eyes,
even for a minute.
Recharge, even a little.
Even now.
Especially now. 

After all, friends:

Our God is bigger than coronavirus. 
Our vision is bigger than coronavirus, too. 
We are people blessing people. 
We are Wesley Church.   

Blessings,

Pastor Candy


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Sunday June 26, 2022

Masking will remain optional at Wesley Church

In order to help you make an informed decision about your own mitigation practices, Wesley Church will share our county’s updated risk category and the CDC’s corresponding guidelines in each edition of our weekly enews.
We are currently in the “high risk” category. The CDC guidelines for the “high” category are:

   Wear a mask indoors in public

   Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines   

   Get tested if you have symptoms

   Additional precautions may be needed for people at high risk for severe illness

For more information, visit cdc.gov 

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