Fresh Manna
by Pastor Tim Burt

Matthew 6:7 “And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.”

I’ve noticed that when people come to church, they often sit in the same seat or at least the same section if its open. It sparked my curiosity so I asked many of my co-workers if they usually take the same route to work each day. Their answer was almost always yes with the exception of when traffic jams happen. I believe most of us have a great many routines in our life that are very repetitious in nature. Is that bad? Does that mean we are boring? No, not at all! There is a part of routine that is very stabilizing and reduces stress in our life. It’s why parents get excited to get their kids…