As you share your gifts with others, may your needs be met with grace and your spirit filled with abundance. May your heart overflow with gratitude for the blessings you experience and for the opportunities to bless others. May you embrace the journey of generosity, knowing that each act of kindness brings you closer to God. May you find joy in both giving and receiving. Remember that to whom much is given much is required, and may this awareness inspire your heart. Amen.

Rev. Lorenzo Small
Rev. Lorenzo Small serves as Lead Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Battle Creek, Michigan. He is a graduate of North Carolina A & T State University where he studied Finance. Following graduation, he moved to St. Paul, Minn., where he worked for a number of years in the corporate world (for such companies as 3M Corporation and Eli Lilly). While there, he felt the call to the ministry. He served as a Baptist minister and later was ordained and installed as pastor of Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church of Lancaster, S.C. He is a graduate of Union Presbytery Seminary (Charlotte, N.C.) and a board member of the Foundation for Reformed Theology and Presbyterian Heritage Center. Rev. Small previously served as pastor of First United Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, N.C.
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