“Now to God be the glory, who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine.” – Ephesians 3:20
May 7, 2019
Dear Friends,
The theme for the 2019 One Great Hour of Sharing Offering is “More than we can imagine.” That theme, based on Ephesians 3:20, reminds us that we are not alone in our imagining a better world for all of God’s children, for it is God’s imagination that fuels and empowers ours.
God imagines a world where:
- No one is left to face the ravages of natural disaster alone – neighbor helps neighbor, stranger helps stranger – for we are the church together!
- Even if things will never quite be the same after a disaster, God can work through all events to bring new life, new hope, and even more resilience;
- Clean and abundant water and ample sanitation facilities are available to every person;
- Work brings security from hunger and the land is treated with respect;
- Families displaced from their homes are able to build new lives;
- Women are no longer subject to discrimination and gender-based violence.
We can help – through our gifts of treasure and talent, prayer and presence, we can make this world more like the way God would imagine it.
Let us give generously to the One Great Hour of Sharing Offering, so that our imagination might be ever more joined with God’s.
Sincerely,
Marilyn E. Glover, for the Board of Christian Mission