2017 Worship Guide

2017 WORSHIP GUIDE Wednesday, December 6, 2017 LINCOLN DAILY NEWS PUBLICATION Page 7 Beason, Waynesville and McLean United Methodist Church Pastor Bill Ramsdale Blessed to be a blessing I do not usually talk about politics, I do not debate in them, and I usually turn the television to another channel when politically charged things become heated. I am not going to talk to you about who you should vote for. I just want to give you something to think about, when you hear about the issue of a wall down in our southern/southwestern states. I cringe when people talk about this subject; it makes me feel worse when they talk about immigration and wanting to stop it. I think about immigration and how this country is built on immigration. One just has to look at Ellis Island in New York City, if it were not for this island; I really do not think anyone of us would be here now. All we have to do is look back a few generations to see our ancestors that came to this country with a hope of freedom to speak, go wherever we want, read whatever we want, and to worship Christ. This country was built on Christianity, you can see this in the history books, our government books, and our CONTINUED ....