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Saturday, April 13, 2013 – Daily News 3B Religion Faith &Worship On prayer Church news What can I do if I can't forgive someone? The Kansas City Star (MCT) TOMORROW MAY BE DIFFERENT Duke Tufty, Unity Temple on the Plaza, Kansas City, Mo.: If you can't forgive someone who has hurt you deeply, then you can't forgive them. That's fine. Don't even try to forgive them if you know you are going to fail. Don't desire to forgive them if you feel it's not possible. If you believe you can't forgive them, then that is the fact of the matter, so accept that fact along with the hurt, pain and suffering that go along with it. However, if you are open to thinking differently about it, then I put forth this food for thought. When you say you can't forgive someone, what you are really saying is you can't forgive that person "today." Shift your thinking to accommodate that notion. Today you can't forgive the person. Tomorrow is another day, and things might change. In addition, to forgive in the truest sense means to give for. If you were to forgive this person you would literally be giving up your hurt, pain, anger and suffering FOR peace of mind, a greater sense of well-being and freedom from anguish. This is your choice. It has nothing to do with the person who hurt you or what he or she did. Do you want to make that trade? If you do, you can. If you don't, it's like hitting your thumb with a hammer and hoping the other person will feel the pain. FORGIVE THE DEBT AND DEBTOR The Rev. Justin Hoye, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Kansas City: Everyone needs forgiveness, including you and me. This is not bad news. This is Good News, because in the person of Jesus Christ, God demonstrates a love that forgives and enables us to forgive. For Christians, the Easter season celebrates not simply the resurrection from the dead of Jesus Christ, but also the truth that the resurrected Christ, still bearing the wounds of his scandalous crucifixion, breathes "Peace." That is, in the light of such terribly unjust treatment — betrayed, denied, scourged, mocked, stripped and killed — God communicates unfathomable mercy. So must it be with us, and Jesus cautions against those who would refrain from showing such mercy. In the Gospel of Matthew (18:35), Jesus lays out the consequences for anyone who does not forgive "his brother from his heart." In the parable, a servant was unable to pay back a debt to his king. The king, in an act of mercy, forgave the servant his debt. However, the newly debt-free servant refused to forgive his fellow servant who owed him a much smaller amount. Such hardness of heart does not bode well in the presence of the just judge. Forgiveness is always possible. By reflecting on the gift of God's mercy offered us in Jesus Christ, we allow God's grace to initiate that forgiveness from the heart that sets another — and ourselves — free. Send questions for our columnists to Darryl Levings at The Star, 1729 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO. 64108 or by email to levings@kcstar.com. Imagine you are reading this with warm sunlight on the side of your face, it's rays encircling your arms like a long time trusted deep love. You are intently aware of a single bird singing its morning song in an oak tree near where you are sitting. A narrow stream falling over small pebbles and occasional rocks plays the underlying harmony to the song in the air. Letting you heart swell with the sights, sounds and aroma of a clear day you open the paper and read God Talk. As you listen to the sounds of nature think about how powerful is the force of music. It can make you want to weep, or laugh or settle into peaceful meditation. It can inspire love, evoke war, inspire bravery or make you want to give up. Musicians run their fingers across the strings of a harp, slide their bows across the strings of a violin, strike the keys of a keyboard, blow into the mouthpiece of a saxophone and immediately stir something dormant inside of us. Song writers create the words that express exactly how we feel, tell our story and move us to tears without ever interviewing us or waiting for our reply to the human questions asked by their lyrics. Have you ever ached to express yourself but could not find the words? Have you ever wished you could paint a masterpiece but find replications of your ideas impossible? Have you ever wished you were the musician whose words fell into place like the raindrops that naturally fall into rivers and flow down into the ocean? You may not be aware of it, but you are already a musician, an artist. You have created thousands of masterpieces. Art flows from your heart, it is called praying. Every deep sigh is an expression of your artistry. Every whisper to God out in joy and be led forth in peace; falls on attentive ears. Every cry is the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into heard from one who carsinging, and all the trees of ries you next to his the field shall clap their bosom. Every ripple of hands. Instead of the thorn laughter that sweeps shall come up the cypress; across your spirit instead of the brier shall expresses is a stroke of come up the myrtle; and it color on your canvas, a shall make a name for the refrain in your music. Lord, an everlasting sign When we stop praying that shall not be cut off" we close off our song, (Isaiah 55:8-13). cover our painting. Why We tend to look at the would we do this? Why would we cease to talk to Dr. Shirley immediate outcome. He is working on the eternal one. God? Why would we Our prayers are a masterhesitate to hope? piece of trust in God's love Often disappointfor us and his power at ments and painful experiwork in us and on our ences tempt us to give up behalf. Our faith is writing our free flowing communication with God. We reason that melodies of worship. One day you will see the mastersince things did not turn out like we hoped, since the healing did not piece he has woven with your come, since the job failed, since the prayers. Your ears will fill with His sorrow did not cease, since our orchestrated symphony created heart feels broken, our prayers were with yours and my cries to him. You will recognize your words, your of no value. They had no beauty. Isaiah wrote these amazing desires and hear how they carry the words, a message direct from God. melody, blend into harmony, pro"Seek the Lord while he may be vide support for the sonata of his found; call upon him while he is love for his people. In that day you near;...For my thoughts are not your will count it worth every breathed thoughts, neither are your ways my prayer, every sigh, every crushed ways, declares the Lord. For as the expectation. "If you are going to enter this heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways divine dance we call prayer, you and my thoughts than your have to surrender your desire to be in control, to figure out how prayer thoughts. "For as the rain and the snow works" come down from heaven and do not Dr. Shirley Fay is a Christian return there but water the earth, psycho therapist in private practice making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread in Red Bluff for many years. Her to the eater, so shall my word be insights into the human condition that goes out from my mouth; it and the Holy Scriptures are shall not return to me empty, but it invaluable resources in her ministry shall accomplish that which I pur- of compassionate service, and as a pose, and shall succeed in the thing regular contributor to GodTalk since for which I sent it. "For you shall go our beginnings in 2007. Fay GodTalk The Collingsworth Family in concert The Collingsworth family has skyrocketed on the charts with Top 40 songs, TV appearances; been featured on the newest Gaither Homecoming video filmed in Nashville, TN and continue to "make jaws drop" with their gifts and talent. Kim's mastery of the piano, her extraordinary talent is a huge part of all concerts. Phil's beautiful gift on the trumpet and the daughters proficiency with their violins. Oh and can they sing! Come be blessed, inspired and lifted up as they share their music with us. The concert is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 29 at Bethel Assembly of God on Luther Road in Red Bluff. Courtesy photo Tehama County Church Directory HOYT-COLE CHAPEL OF THE FLOWERS 816 Walnut St. - Red Bluff FD 652 Red Bluff.... This directory sponsored by: Red Bluff.... RED BLUFF AUTO ELECTRIC INC. 1055 Main St. - Red Bluff 527-5170 Los Molinos.... Cottonwood... ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP — 21080 Luther Rd. — Pastor J.E. Heitman 528-2499 — WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM & 6PM OPEN VISTAS AWARENESS CENTER — 900 Walnut St. — 529-9285 Rv. Tresha Wing — SERVICE — Sunday 10:00AM ANTELOPE HOME FELLOWSHIP(SBC) — Berrendos School — 401 Chestnut St 200-4112 — Pastor John Bohrer — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:45AM OUT OF THE BOX MINISTRIES-COWBOY CHURCH — 585-3070 22812 Antelope Blvd. –– Wednesday 7:00PM –– Sunday 10:00AM COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Sherwood & Josephine — 384-2656 Coordinating Pastor Nancy Pharis-Curie—CLayM Pastor Ray Watkins — WORSHIP 11AM FOURSQUARE CHURCH — 2400 Rhonda Rd. Rev. Paul Shrum — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM & 6PM MILL CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH — HWY 99E and Taft St., 384-1564 Pastor Carl DeBiase — WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM & 6PM APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY — 1321 Nelson Dr., Red Bluff. — 527-8541 Pastor Rudy Cepeda — WORSHIP — Sunday 1:00PM & Friday 7PM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — Jefferson & Hickory St. — 527-0372 The Rev. Beth Hoyt — Worship Service 11:00 AM, Sunday School 9:30 AM, Child Care Available SPIRIT OF LIFE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD — 25235 Orange St. — 384-0100 Pastor Richard Tucker — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM & 6PM BETHEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD — 625 Luther Rd. — 527-0445 Pastor - David Blythe — WORSHIP — Sunday 10AM & 6PM PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD — 370 Kimball Rd. — 527-6346 Pastor Mike Cox — WORSHIP — Sunday 11:00AM Corning... CALVARY CHAPEL — 12375 Paskenta Rd. — 527-8219 Pastor Gilbert DeLao Jr. — WORSHIP — Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 am RED BLUFF COMMUNITY CHURCH — 1920 Park St. Pastor Stan Kolbert — SERVICES — Sunday 9:30AM — 282-2248 BELIEVERS CHURCH OF GOD — 783 Solano St. — 824-6502 Pastor Dan Steigmn — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:00AM BETHEL CHURCH — 1520 East St. — 824-0175 Ron Cottingham, Pastor — WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1605 Park Ave — 529-3063 Evangelist Gary Dent — WORSHIP — Sunday 11:00 AM & 6:30 PM Bible Study — Sunday 10AM • Wed 7:00 PM RED BLUFF GOSPEL ASSEMBLY — 836 Washington St. — 529-9909 Pastor John A. Partsch — WORSHIP — Sunday 1:30PM - Wednesday 7PM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS — Antelope-545 Berrendos 529-2506 — Bishop James Beeman — SERVICES Begin Sunday 11:00AM SABBATH COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN — 705 So. Jackson St. — 529-1890 Pastor Ron Largent — WORSHIP — Saturday 10:45AM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS — Red Bluff-545 Berrendos 527-7012 — Bishop Earl Wintle — SERVICES Begin Sunday 9:00AM SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH — 515 Main St. — Father Joyle T. Martinez MASS — Saturday 5:15, Spanish 7PM — Sunday 8:30AM, 10:30AM, Spanish 12PM COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 598 Round -Up Ave. 527-4203 Pastor Dr. Paul Wright — WORSHIP — Sunday 9AM & 6PM THE SALVATION ARMY — 944 Walnut St. — 527-8530 Major Kit Wetter, Pastor — SERVICES — Sunday 10AM & 11AM CORNING FOURSQUARE — 404 5th Street — 824-5776 — Sr. Pastor John Gehrung WORSHIP — Sunday: adults 9:15, 10:30 AM — Tues.10AM prayer meeting CORNERSTONE CHURCH OF GOD — Hwy. 36, Jorgenson 527-9210 — Pastor Roy Duggins — WORSHIP — Sunday 10AM & 5PM SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHRUCH — 720 S. Jackson — 527-3733 Pastor Jon Spoolman — WORSHIP — Saturday 10:45AM FAMILY BIBLE CHURCH — Marin & Pear Sts. — 824-0989 Pastor Joycel — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:45AM & 6PM SHEPHERD HOUSE OF PRAYER — 601 Monroe St. 529-5350 — Pastor Brent Kohler — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:00AM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH — 506 Colusa St. — 824-3490 Pastor Chris Fissori — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:15AM — Sunday School 9AM ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — Jefferson & Elm — 527-5205 Rev. Maryly Adair — Sunday 9:30AM, Holy Eucharist Rite II FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 1421 Marin St. — 824-5739 WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH — 501 Pine St. — 527-4361 Pastor Bruce Cloutier — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:15AM FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH — Hickory & Madison — 527-4688 Pastor Dan Woolery — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM FIRST CHURCH OF GOD — Jackson & Luther — 527-5717 Pastor Rod Thompson — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:15AM FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE — Johnson & Hickory — 527-3361 Pastor Jesse Morris — WORSHIP — 10:30 AM FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH — 585 Kimball Rd. — 527-5083 Clyde Brandt — WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 525 David Ave. — 527-5754 Pastor Nancy Pharis-Cure — WORSHIP — Sunday 11:00AM GATEWAY BAPTIST CHURCH, IND. FUND. — 12830 Glasgow Dr. — 527-2964 Pastor Jeff Eldred — WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM & 6PM GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF RED BLUFF — 22630 Antelope Blvd. —530-727-7344 Pastor Carl Miller — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30am AM at Antelope School LAKE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CHURCH — Lake Club — 347 6970 Jim Bredow, Pastor — WORSHIP — Sunday 8:30AM-10:15AM LUTHERAN CHURCH, ST. PAUL — Jefferson & Elm — 527-3414 Pastor Dallas D. Dubke — WORSHIP — Sunday 8:30AM & 11AM NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH — 1625 Johnson St. — 527-8134 Pastor Vern Milliken — SERVICE — 10:00AM NEW HOPE FOURSQUARE CHURCH — 925 Walnut St. — 528-0642 Pastors Christopher and Sheena Officer — WORSHIP — Sunday 10AM — Youth, Thurs. 6 PM NORTH VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH (Ind.) — 345 David Ave — 527-0543 Scott Camp — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:50AM NUEVA VIDA — 11841 Hyw 99W — Red Bluff — Spanish-speaking Pastor Freddie Villasenor — WORSHIP — Sunday 11:00AM SUNRISE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP — C.B.A. — The corner of Cedar & Jackson — 527-6818 Pastor Byron Shaw, Pat Hurton — WORSHIP — 10:50AM — Bible Study 9:30AM TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL — 8529 Placer Rd., Redding 243-5726 — For service dates & times — 529-9246 TRINITY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 20920 Hampton Rhodes Drive — 528-8668 Pastor Loren Browning — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:45AM - Wednesday 7:00PM THE ROCK CHURCH OF RED BLUFF— 285 Gilmore Road — 527-7234 Pastor Vik Hylen —WORSHIP — Sunday 10AM & 6:30PM - Wed. 7:30PM - Mens Prayer Saturday 9AM CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1418 South St. — 824-3603 WORSHIP — Sunday — 10:30AM CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1440 Yolo St. — 824-4333 David King, Minister — WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM & 6PM CHURCH OFJESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS — Marguerite & Blackburn — Bishop A. Daniel Drum — WORSHIP — Sunday 10AM FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — 824-5535 — Marguerite & McLane Pastor Howard Sanborn— WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM GOOD NEWS LIGHTHOUSE — 1520 East St. Pastor Ben Rorie — WORSHIP — Sunday 11 AM — 824-0175 HARVEST CHRISTIAN CENTER CHURCH OF GOD — 1006 6th St. Corning 824-2091 — Pastor Michael Sharp — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:00AM IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH — 824-5879 — 814 Solano St. Father Juan Manuel Ponce — MASS — Sunday 10AM, 12:00PM - Spanish Dairyville... CONE COMMUNITY METHODIST CHURCH — 11220 Hwy. 99E — 527-2329 Coordinating Pastor Nancy Pharis-Cure — CLayM Pastor Chris Bauer —WORSHIP — Sunday 9AM El Camino... COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Hwy. 99W — 385-2314 Pastor Nancy Pharis-Cure — WORSHIP — Sunday 9:30AM SHADY REST FULL GOSPEL CHURCH — 7211 Hwy. 99W 385-2155 — Pastor Andrew Dalson — WORSHIP — Saturday 7PM Gerber... BAHA'I FAITH OF TEHAMA COUNTY — 385-1091 Prayer meetings Fridays 7:30PM Brickyard Creek Apartments FAITH HOPE LOVE MINISTRIES — 21941 Chard Ave. 385-1431 — Pastor Ina Driggers — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM GERBER BIBLE FELLOWSHIP — 301 Samson @ Ventura 385-1718 — WORSHIP — Sunday 10AM Manton... MANTON COMMUNITY CHURCH — Forward Rd. — 474-5156 Pastor Michael Stiener —WORSHIP — Sunday School 9:30 Sun. 10:45 Paskenta... PASKENTA FLOURNOY BIBLE CHURCH — 13140 Round Valley Rd. Pastor Doug Maitia — Sunday 10:30AM — 833-0557 Platina... ST. HERMAN OF ALASKA MONASTERY — Begum Gorge Rd. Abbot Herman — LITURGY — Sunday 8:30AM Rancho Tehama... MT. OLIVE LUTHERAN CHURCH — 341 Solano St. — 824-5530 Pastor Dallas D. Dubke — WORSHIP — Sunday 9AM COMMUNITY CHURCH (Non-Den.) — 585-2526 WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM NEIGHBORHOOD FULL GOSPEL CHURCH — 901 South St. — 824-2323 Pastor Ken Killinger — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:50AM & 6PM CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRIES — 585-2975 Pastor Don Luke — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM/6:00PM NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY CHURCH — 824-3426 Pastor J.R. Gonzales — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:00AM - Sunday School 9AM WALNUT GROVE CHRISTIAN CENTER — RHEMA Bible Church 435 Round Up Ave. — 527-9065 — Pastor Michael Ragsdale — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM Tehama... OLIVE BRANCH BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP — 565 1st St. — 824-3661 — SERVICE — Sunday 10:30 AM ASSEMBLY OF GOD — Third St. — 384-2603 Pastor Walter Bright — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM ZION CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES — 836 Washington St. 529-1836 — Pastor Joshua John McKim — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:15AM SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH — West & Butte — 824-2153 Pastor Jose Torres — WORSHIP — Saturday 11AM ST. STANISLAUS CATHOLIC CHURCH — 824-5879 Corner of 4th & D — MASS — Sunday 8:00AM - English ST. ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — 820 Marin St. — 680-0353 Rev. Diana Lueckert — CHURCH — Sunday 11AM Vina... UNITED CHURCH OF GOD — 645 Antelope Blvd. Suite 13 — 824-3657 Pastor Herb Vierra — WORSHIP — Saturday 11:30 AM VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP — 738 Walnut St. — 527-2449 Pastor Steve Igarta — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM Bowman... COMMUNITY CHURCH — Bowman Rd. & Landes — 347-6130 Pastor Mark Lugg — WORSHIP — Sunday 10AM Capay... COMMUNITY FRIENDS CHURCH — 4TH & MOLLER AVE. — 865-2806 Pastor TONI BROWN — WORSHIP — Sunday 9:30AM VINA COMMUNITY CHURCH — 5th & D Street — 839-2340 Pastor Larry Peterson — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM & 6PM