Happy Mother’s Day! I pray you would be encouraged by our special service today. We are honouring mums and all women today, and invite you to stay after the service to enjoy a cuppa, cupcake and conversation.

 

Serving alongside Anita, Jill and Janelle in our Flourish Women’s Ministry has been a blessing, as I have witnessed God’s love for women and for His ministry. When we first gathered as a team in 2022 to discuss the women’s ministry, God gave us two key verses which have led this ministry.

 

The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are

dry and restoring your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden, like

an ever-flowing spring  (Isaiah 58:11).

 

She is more precious than rubies (Proverbs 3:15).

 

God made us all in his image. Totally unique, unconditionally loved and precious to him. He also made us to live in community, expressed through love, encouragement and care for one another. This is really the heart of Flourish. It’s an opportunity to invite others to come together, where we encourage one another, form deep friendships through which love and care are given and received.

 

I think something we learnt from last year is that we really needed a balance of coming together to grow in friendship, but also to grow in faith. We believe God wants to gather us for more than social catch ups. He wants us to experience his presence, fill us afresh with his life, and speak words of encouragement and wisdom to us. It's the combination of these things that will form a community of women who are flourishing – both in friendship and faith.

 

This year we are holding four events; two have a friendship focus and two have a faith focus.

 

On the info table are some beautifully designed postcards which have all the dates for Flourish events for the remainder of 2024. I encourage you to pop these dates in your calendar, so you can save the dates and invite others along.

 

My prayer for all women this Mother’s day is that you may personally know the love of God, your creator - the one who knitted you in your mother’s womb, the one who knows you intimately, who says you’re precious to me, the one who made you uniquely with a purpose and plan, the one who comforts and the one who loves you immeasurably more than you could ever imagine.

 

God bless,

Mel

Flourish Women’s Ministry Leader