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James 1:1-4 (New Revised Standard Version)
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion. Greetings.
2 My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance; 4 and let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing.
Guest Preacher: Elder Margaret Cyrus
Elder Margaret D. Cyrus is a versatile administrator with outstanding organizational and multi-tasking skills. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Investment & Loan Program (March 2018-present) in Louisville, Kentucky, and she is an active Board member of both the Finance and Loan Policy Committees. Margaret has dedicated her life work to young people and undergraduate and graduate students served by her positions as camp co-director; leader of the University of Southern California Good Neighbors Campaign at the Rossier School of Education; and as an administrative services and program coordinator, with progressively increasing responsibilities in office and events management, annual & planned giving campaigns, program development, recruitment and training for leading California universities and non-profit organizations, and managing more than 22 operating, department and research grant accounts valued in excess of $19 million.
She had the amazing opportunity to work as personal assistant with Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, president of the Atlanta Board of Education, president emeritus of Morehouse College, and spiritual mentor to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Margaret has spent 43 years together with her husband, the Reverend Timm “JesusMan” Cyrus, Honorably Retired, in ministry, leading the congregations of Beth Salem, First Community, and Angeles Mesa Presbyterian Churches through church re-development, new church
development, and church transformation, respectively; providing initial mass transportation strategies for the General Assembly Planning Committee (1983); traveling to conduct praise and worship seminars throughout the United States and abroad; founding The Kairos Crusade and Naomi & Ruth Ministry; and serving the
presbyteries of Georgia, permanent clerk; Sacramento, Chair of Committee on Representation; and Pacific, member of Governing Body and Ecumenical Relations; and they are blessed with four children, nine grandchildren, and one great granddaughter!
Margaret earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Mount St. Mary’s University in Los Angeles, California. She is a native of Bardstown,
Kentucky and currently lives in Lancaster, California.
Summary:
The work of motherhood is not easy. All mothers face trials and difficulties, yet by grace through faith, we can count it all joy because God promises to supply our needs through the trials. Whether we are experiencing trials as mothers or with our mothers, hold on to faith, for God love reveals itself in time.
Reflection Questions:
- What is a word, phrase or image that comes to mind when you read or hear the text?
- What does this scripture teach you about the work of motherhood?
- What does God invite you to do, change or be through this passage?