Marilyn's Musings
October 7, 2025
Let’s start this week with the first line of our closing hymn from yesterday. “We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord, we are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord, and we pray that all unity may one day be restore: And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love; yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.” I believe we, meaning Old North, showed our love this past Saturday at our Thrift Shoppe Sale. We had 303 people come thru our doors which is the most we have had since we started keeping records the last two years. It was really amazing to meet these people, some new friends and, of course, our old friends that always come by. While we were all busy at the Thrift Shoppe there was a Historic Trolley Run going thru Dumont that stopped at our sanctuary where Scott welcomed them and told them about the history of Old North. He even showed them the steeple (Scott, I am first on line for the next tour of the steeple). When he talked about it on Sunday, you could see how much he enjoyed meeting the people and talking with them. He said they were excited and enjoyed being at Old North. It was a busy day for a historic church in the center of a small town in New Jersey.
On Sunday we all took part in World Wide Communion Sunday. Pastor Debbie had a globe on the altar and talked to the kids about how big the world was and how everyone was celebrating communion with us and us with them on Sunday. How to put the feeling of being part of that into words…I can’t – It is just such a blessing.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 “To Every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven”. I don’t know why this verse just came to me but it did. Maybe because I am looking out my window and seeing the fall leaves changing colors. Maybe because after this weekend sale the Thrift Shoppe will be getting ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I don’t know. Just remember God planned the seasons as He has planned everything else. Let’s enjoy them.
On a more somber thought October 7th is the 2nd anniversary of the war in Gaza. I don’t know what will happen as there are so many different news reports, all I know is that we should continue to remember this anniversary and all the people involved in our prayers. And continue to include prayers of wisdom for the world leaders to be able to end this and all wars. “To everything there is a season” – can there be a season of peace coming? Let’s hope so.
I know we just sang this song together on Sunday, but I feel it is worth singing it again to start our week.
“They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love”
https://youtu.be/t-W5HEVPJT8?si=jQAXiDCjiDLKkN_W
I usually look up hymns and songs by going to YouTube Music and typing in the name of the song. Well…today this is the song that was in the search bar when I opened the program. Usually, it is the one that I used the week before. This one was waiting for me today.
