Brookside Senior Citizen’s Forum

We have a very important launch coming up this week – that’s the launching of Brookside Senior Citizen’s Forum. Honoring the elderly is not just a matter of good manners or following the norms of society. Honoring our elders is an act of God, which is recorded in Leviticus 19:32:Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the LORD.” We honor senior citizens because of their wisdom, which they have gained through years of experience. They know first-hand what it’s like to live through tragedies and triumphs, times of war and peace, both personally and as a member of a society. They have had the time to see the effects of good and evil and have learned to see the likely results of their decisions. They are a living testament that people survive through the good and bad.

We remember Uncle Tissa, Aunty Anne, Aunty Niththiya Archchi Pat, my paternal grandparents uncle lillan, Aunty Abey, who were the first senior citizens of this assembly and who have gone ahead to be with the Lord. When I was a teenager, I do remember how Uncle Tissa & Aunty Anne, travelled the length and the breadth of this nation together with our senior pastor and that is how the Gospel reached the most rural villages and the first church in the area was birthed. The senior citizens have been a great voice of prayer even today.

There is a time in the year when the calendar reminds us to celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Millions of people take the time to honor Mom and Dad with greeting cards, a special dinner out and perhaps even a gift.

Today, we are here to honor and celebrate the senior’s in our church. We are thankful for having you in our lives and in our worship space. You represent the beauty, the uniqueness, and the blossoming wisdom you have. May the good Lord continue to bless you.

So We will be launching The senior citizen’s forum this Thursday morning at 11.30 via zoom. If you know of anyone who would like to join, please contact Aunty Christine on 0771512801.

Thank you & bless you

Dr Hiranthini De Silva – Executive Pastor

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