CODE PURPLE ALERT
Trinity Presbyterian Church has issued a "code purple" alert for the
Lenten season. This alert indicates that there is a high probability that God and God's operatives will be active in the Trinity area. If you see evidence of God's work in your daily life, please report it IMMEDIATELY to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trinityucity.
Trinity urges you to take the following precautions to prepare yourself for an encounter with God:
- Attend briefing sessions, held each Sunday morning starting at 9:30 at Trinity Presbyterian Church. At these sessions, Trinity worship leaders and congregation members help each other learn to recognize signs of God's work.
- Be on the lookout for God's operatives! Some of God's messengers dress in long flowing robes during group meetings, but more often they are disguised as "ordinary" people, according to Trinity "without regard to gender, race, ethnic origin, worldly condition, sexual orientation, disability, or any other human condition". According to one witness, you'll know them "by their love - by their love". Be aware that God's message is very frequently spread by children, and there have even been reports of God communicating via nature. Signs of God's work may include snowflakes, the songs of birds, and daffodils blooming in the early spring. Experts say that if you listen closely you can hear God's voice in children's choirs, Dixieland bands, bagpipes, and even in silence.
- Stockpile canned goods and store them in a safe place. We suggest
Trinity's Winger Food Pantry.
- Do not succumb to fear and panic. If overwhelmed by news and commentary from the media, you may wish to turn off your radio and television (if you've stockpiled duct tape, you can use it to cover the TV screen) and await instructions in silence. These instructions may be delivered in the form of a "still, small voice", which may be delivered via the heart rather than the ears.
Remember that God is everywhere, and may have plans to use you, so maintain at all times a heightened sense of awareness for God's presence!
It is anticipated that the "code purple" warning will be lifted the morning of March 27 (code-named "Easter Sunday" by God's operatives), at which time a "code white" status will be implemented.