b"COMMUNITYWe Cant Control Everything By State Sen. Rhonda FieldsA ll too often, we worry about things we cannot control. We go through life allowing ourselves to feel anxious about things we have no power over. Scripture states, Let not your heart be troubled, ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Fathers house are manymansions:Ifitwerenotso,I would have told you. (John 14 1:3). After looking at the Boulder County Neighborhoods impacted by the Marshall Fire,Iwasdevastated.Thousandsof homes have been lost and destroyed. I want to thank all first responders whom I consider heroes for their selfless ser-vice in different communities all across our state.ThisisunimaginablewhatdoState Sen. Rhonda Fieldsyoutakeduringaforcedevacuation? Please keep these citizens lifted in your thoughts and prayers. The time is nowera in which our community took action to rally around the boulder communityto support others who are struggling for with our support; if you need up to datethe common good. informationondevelopmentsoftheIn closing, I will leave you all with a Marshall Fire, you can go to the Boulder Office of Emergencypoem:TheNewYearsholidayisallaboutA happy New Year! Grant that Ireflecting on the year ending and plan- May bring no tear to any eyeningahead.2021hasbeenayearWhen this New Year in time shall ofhardships,joys,sorrows,hopes,endfears, challenges, wins, and all thats inLet it be said I've played the friend,between. As we begin a New Year, I wantHave lived and loved and labored to end it with a spirit of GRATITUDE, forhere,all the amazing ways our communitiesAnd made of it a happy year.came together through the might of the- Edgar Guest COVID-19 pandemic. For this, I am grateful.Wishingyouandyoursthebestin Inshort;yourfaith,action,and,the New Year and I thank you again, for engagement have brought about a newstanding with us! BODY OF CHRIST NEWS JANUARY 2022 7"