From The Pastor’s desk…

Did you ever ask yourself what significance, if any, will my life have after I’m gone? The following true story came my way. I’m passing it on to you…

The Little Woman Who Stopped Hitler
Empowering Generations We Will Never Know

Little is known of Sarah Barney Belcher. She was born in Taunton, Mass., June 26, 1771. Sarah married Benjamin Belcher on New Years Day, 1792. They had a son, Benjamin Barney Belcher. Sarah died October 14, 1867 at age 96. Though the details of her life are sketchy, if Sarah had never been born, WWII might have had a different ending. This remarkable woman was a common ancestor of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, President Franklin Roosevelt, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Thus, Sarah, through her descendants, not only helped stop Hitler, but also Italy’s Mussolini and Japan’s Hirohito. With Sarah as a common ancestor, her great, great grandson, MacArthur, was an eighth cousin of Churchill and a sixth cousin of FDR. Sarah could not have known that three of her descendants would be prominent leaders in a global war. The Lord only knows what qualities and virtues Sarah passed on to these great men—we are all surely composites of our parents and grandparents, as they were of theirs. Singer and songwriter Sara Groves grasped this powerful generational concept in her profound lyric in her song, ‘Generations.’ (“Remind me of this with every decision—Generations will reap what I sow—I can pass on a curse or a blessing—to those I will never know.”) The choices we make in serving the Lord, or in not serving Him, may affect not only us, but also the eternal destinies of the generations that will follow us. We may never know our great, great grandchildren, but it has been proven many times that their chances of serving the Lord will be greatly enhanced by our continuing to live for Him today. Will you pass on a blessing or a curse? The choice is yours.

Blessings to you. Have a great week!