Hello Mt. Vernon Church Family,

Every day is a new day; however, do you wake up with newness and vibrancy or are you burdened with challenges? Establishing a relationship with God is a method I recommend to overcome the woes of the world and developing a routine of starting your day with God through prayer, reading scripture and meditating. God is seeking to provide comfort to those who are heavily burdened. He promises rest when you let go and give it all to God. Your ability to solve many of your challenges begins by communicating with God, telling Him what’s going on, and asking for Him to take care of this situation. God hears your cries and responds. He is expecting you to listen when He speaks. He desires for you to live a life of obedience, to live reaching out to Him as your first resource and not your last resort, to give and leave your burdens with Him, however taking action when He speaks. Have you tried praying the Serenity Prayer? It is simple:

God, please grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things that I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

-Author Unknown

Blessings for living each day as a fulfilled new day!

Rev. Hazeline “Hazel” Jackson