It’s about that time of year!

It’s usually about this time of year that most of us are getting tired of winter. I say ‘usually’ because we haven’t really had much of winter this year. Other than the one cold snap, we’ve pretty much just had a long, delayed fall. But whether it snows or not, or if it’s been as cold as we expect, everything else is pretty much the same. Now is the time of year where the roots being to spread, seeds start to sprout, water is being absorbed, nutrients are being processed, new life is preparing to burst forth. It looks like very little is happening now, but in a few short weeks, all of our yards, gardens and trees will be bursting forth with new life, proclaiming to the world that Spring is here, new life has come.

Sometimes we feel like there’s nothing happening in our lives, our souls, or even in our community. We might feel as dead as the trees and ground in late February. During these cold days and long nights, we may wonder if God has given up on this old world. But, like the flowers and grass in the wintertime, just because you can’t see any evidence of God at work in your life, doesn’t mean He isn’t at work behind the scenes.

Sometimes, the work the Holy Spirit is doing is hap-

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(4th Part of the “Little Things” Series) pening under the surface, inside our heart and soul. It’s necessary work that must happen for the new spiritual growth to spring forth in the next season of life. I think something very similar is happening in the life of Mt. Zion and in the surrounding community right now! Sometimes, we look around and struggle to see evidence that God is still at work, and it is easier to find things that look like death rather than life, but just because we can’t see what’s going on doesn’t mean nothing is happening! God is still on the Move! He has told us in His holy word that He would never leave nor forsake us! So, it is possible that God is moving and working behind the scenes, working under the surface to prepare each of us individually and us as a community of faith for a new season of growth and life. Each spring, we take time to prepare our yards for the new growth that’s about to come. We should be deliberate about doing the same thing spiritually. If God is in fact preparing a new season of spiritual growth and life, we should be preparing ourselves for it as individuals and as a community of faith. Let’s deliberately spend time in prayer and in God’s word, asking the Holy Spirit to prepare us for the work He is already doing in and around us. It’s About Time we start searching for the New Life that Jesus Christ will bring in the month of March! May God continue to fill each of you with His Sweet Spirit.

CHS 1968 55th reunion is May 20

The 55th Year High School Reunion for CHS, Class of 1968 and friends will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2023, from 6 to 6:30 p.m. (Social Time), with dinner at 6:30 to 7 p.m., at the American Legion Post, 215 N. Pink St., Cherryville, NC, 28021. The cost is $25 per person. Please send money to confirm attendance by May 1, 2023. Make checks payable to: CHS Class of 1968, and mail to: Libby Brackett, 108 S. Rudisill St., Cherryville, NC, 28021. For questions, please call Mr. Glenn Burgess at (704) 4355278, or Mrs. Libby Brackett at (704) 435-3368.

Shady Grove Baptist Church Spring Craft/ Vendor Fair is April 1

Shady Grove Baptist Church’s Spring Craft and Vendor Fair and BBQ Fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday, April 1, 2023. The church is located at 3240 Tryon Courthouse Rd., Cherryville. It will start at 10 a.m., and go until 2 p.m. There will be handmade