Hello Friends! I am Pastor Linda Slutz. A little bit about me: I completed the United Methodist Course of Study at Methodist Theological School of Ohio (MTSO). I have been honored to serve at several churches, including Woodland UMC 2014-2016, Centenary UMC 2016-June 2022, and now Epworth since June 2022.

There is a beautiful old hymn called “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”. My favorite part is the refrain, which goes like this:

Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see:
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided—
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Friends, I love the fact that the song reminds us that God gives us new mercies every morning. Those mercies can be easy to miss, however, with the dullness of winter and the chaos of modern life. But we look beyond those things because God’s compassion is indeed new every morning, so says Lamentations, Chapter 3. Since each day comes to us refreshed and anew, so does our gratitude renew itself daily. Each day we are provided with what we need, and God is ever faithful to us.

I encourage all of us to take time to remember that we have new blessings and mercies every single morning.  While there are times that we go through dark valleys, nevertheless, God’s mercies still remain. Praise God!

In Christ’s Love,

Pastor Linda

Pastor Linda’s Cell: (330) 806-5409