Welcome to Cross and Crown Lutheran Church.

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 How is your focus doing today? Life is an ever-changing mixture of events and people moving all around us, presenting us with a view of infinite things we would call "good" or "bad." But what are you looking at? What are you concentrating on? Even inside yourself, you have self-talk going on all day long, maybe voices that you have not paid much attention to. These voices might echo people from your past. They might be words of anger, distrust, judgment, fear, praise, celebration, gratitude, doubt, or trust. But what voices do you focus on? We stand at the buffet in the restaurant of life, and we can see all that is offered up to us, things we like and things we don't like. But we can only eat so much. We are asked to choose just what we desire, and leave other options for those that want them. 

I suggest today you focus on Jesus. Not much else is worthy. Then He will tell you what else to think, do, say, and be. He will fill you with joy, peace, and purpose. The rest will burn away. Fix your eyes on Him. See what happens. 

Blessings to you, 

Pastor Stephanie