Beautiful People,

“What is the greatest commandment?” Matthew 22:36

And Jesus answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart… and love your neighbor as yourself. That pretty much summarized it all.”               Matthew 22:37-40

I had the devotional to start the meeting at a President’s Council 6 years ago today. That was the day I shared in GMU Solomon’s conclusion about life (“Love God and obey Him. That’s the whole duty of man.”) We talked about being able to summarize our purpose for existence so we can be sure we aren’t getting distracted by even good things if they are not the essential things that we say we are all about. As a part of that time together, I put them on the spot and asked them to summarize in one sentence why Union exists. I thought you might enjoy and be blessed by the responses of our administrative team:

A safe place to grow in the ways that matter to your life

Creating an environment where young people can find fulfillment in careers by serving God

Being a part of the transformation into adulthood

Where caterpillars become monarchs

Classroom and life education that is driven by our faith and God

Community

A place where you can depend on finding God’s calling for your life

A safe place where the environment and opportunities for life can find meaning and purpose in Jesus.

Those are unedited first impressions of your administrative team in one sentence on why Union exists.

The old saying comes to mind now: "if you don’t care where you’re going, any road will do." Union DOES care where you are going, and I was honored to sit in the rest of that meeting, knowing the passion and the focus of those who have been called to lead our school. You may “be in good hands with Allstate,” but you're in “better hands at Union” because we all believe the best place to be is in “the hands of Jesus.”

Have a great day focusing on priorities so you can proceed profitably with purpose,

Pastor Rich