This is the note that the Village Oaks Residents Council wrote to the residents of Village Oaks in the most recent newsletter. We are encouraged by it and hope you will be, too!
Dear Family,
John 3:16 says, “God loves the world so much that He gave His only Son, that who ever believes in Him will not perish, but have everlasting life!”
It is a fact that we did not have any choice in determining how we got here, where we were born, or who our parents are. And, we have no understanding of this matter. But, whoever raised us taught us and instilled in us unity as a family. We were told that we are of the same bloodline. This fact makes us separate from other families. It is what makes our family…our family.
Through time our families have grown through marriage and other arrangements. They have taught us that the true value of what family is about is to Love one another and ourselves. Families consist of Love for one another. That is the power that keeps us a family.
We should never forget that our power is “Perfect” in Love. With Love we can forever be a family. With Love we can please God. With Love we can forever live in our own garden of Eden.
We share this message today so that we may all understand what we are and who we are. If we abide in this Love, we are a family!
God Loves us even when we play with the devil, and the option is always there to Love Him back. His Love is perfect and He is inviting us in to the best family of all.
We don’t know who you belong to or how you got here, but you are all family to us. Why? Because you are all family to God.
As the old folks would declare (and Sister Sledge), “We Are Family!”
-- The Village Oaks Residents Council
