Circle Of Faith

My mother was always very involved in our church as I was growing up. I can remember going to all the potlucks, choral concerts and committee meetings as well as church service (front pew!) every single Sunday.

As a child observing this, I never said to myself that this is the way I want to be. But it is the way I am. And it seems natural. My mother was a single parent, worked full time and took care of my sister and me (as well as her ailing mother), but she had time for the church. People ask me how I can work full time, have two young children and a husband, and remain so active in the church. But how can I not? This is the circle of faith that was started many years ago and is what keeps the church alive. This is what it means to be in service to God, and I am grateful to be able to do it.

I look back, and I can see that the church was my second home and gave me support during my most influential years. I'm dedicated to serving in appreciation for this and in anticipation for my children that they too will feel the same. To be sure future generations are in service to God and the church is to show, by example, as Jesus did while on earth. Jesus showed the light and the way.

I hope and pray I am able to serve for many years to come. And now I smile when I see my daughter's hand raise as she volunteers at church. I can begin to visualize yet another circle of faith.

— Jane Euler

Courtesy of The Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist