At this point, you might want to know more about who we are as a Methodist family of God in the Markesan and Princeton area.

We are a people who see something through the eyes of our body as well as through the eyes of the spirit like you because we all are God's creation. However, it is interesting that we all see the world differently and "how we see it" makes God's world different because it can be heaven or inferno depending on our way of seeing them.

So let me share an ancient story before I tell you more about who we are.

Many years ago, a man named Moses and the people of Israel were standing in front of the sea. However, it was not that simple because the Pharaoh, the mighty King of Egypt, with his cruel army, chased after the people of Israel to get them! There was no way out. In front of them, the Red Sea with the devouring waves and behind them, the huge king's army with his horses and chariots, his charioteers and his troops!

If you were with the people of Israel at that moment, what could you see?

Many people saw themselves as "being drowned" because of the Pharaoh's army. But one person saw the path through the water to the "Promised Land" because of the presence of God in his life! It was Moses.

"Pick up your staff and raise your hand over the sea. Divide the water so that Israelites can walk through the middle of the sea on dry ground... Moses raised his hand over the sea, and the Lord opened up a path through the water with a strong east wind. The wind blew all that night, turning the seabed into dry land. So the people of Israel walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on each side!" (Exodus 14:16 & 21-22)

That is right! We are the people of God who see the Promised Land through the water in front of us because of the presence of God in our everyday lives despite of whatever we have in front of us or behind us. we are the people who walk on the dry ground as God opens up the new path to the Kingdom of God eternal through the life's challenges and struggles.

Amazing journey with God, isn't it?

That is how we see the world and each other also!

However, I see one more thing as a pastor. It is a little Jesus who forgives, loves, and serves with the heart of Christ in all of you. This is truly who we are, little Jesus.

Now, I personally would like to invite you to join this exciting journey as a little Jesus.

With the Heart of Christ!

Pastor Kyochul