Geddes Community Methodist Church

Geddes Community Methodist Church CHURCH SERVICES SUNDAY WORSHIP AT 10:00AM
Sunday School 8:45 AM Summer Vacation Pastor Shawn Abbas

06/09/2026
06/07/2026

6-7-2026

First day camp of the season at New Hope Christian Camp and Retreat Center!
06/06/2026

First day camp of the season at New Hope Christian Camp and Retreat Center!

Bulletin for Sunday, June 7, 2026.
06/06/2026

Bulletin for Sunday, June 7, 2026.

06/06/2026

When they are small, our role is to be their absolute stabilizer. We are the physical barrier holding back the world, managing the heavy logistics of their days and catching them every single time they stumble. They need us to be the solid ground beneath their feet just to survive the routine of a regular afternoon.

But that intense phase of close management comes with a natural expiration date.

As they grow up and step into their own autonomy, they no longer need you to steady their environment or handle their choices. They take the absolute freedom to navigate their own separate lives, and trying to pull them back down to your own timeline out of habit usually just creates a frantic kind of tension.

But retaining your space during this transition doesn’t mean you are losing your place in their world.

Your role isn't to hold them in the harbor forever; it is to let them see that your warmth and stability never actually leave the building. You shift from holding them in place to standing tall on the edge of their lives, keeping your own light steady so they always know exactly where it is safe to return to when their own ground starts to shake.

We never truly lose the connection we chose to invest in when they were little. By choosing to let go of the control and simply holding our ground, we hand them the ultimate piece of resilience — the quiet, permanent certainty that no matter how far they sail, or how loud the storm outside gets, they will always have a safe place to rest. ❤️

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06/04/2026

Thursday, June 4, 2026
A prayer and a reminder!

June Giving Tree and 4th Sunday Missions
06/03/2026

June Giving Tree and 4th Sunday Missions

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502 4th Street
Geddes, SD
57342

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