“To repent is not to look downwards at my own shortcomings but to look upwards at God’s Love for me. It is not to look backwards with self reproach but forward with faith.It is to see not what I have failed to be but what by the grace of Christ I might yet become.”
And as Jesus did, we are to care for the gift of self. Quiet renewal, sleep, rest, be in nature, prayer, celebrating Life with others.
An invitation to spend more time with God. I encourage you to take time and look for ways you might draw yourself closer to God in your daily rhythm.
For Christ’s Resurrection includes all of us, indeed as St. Paul says : for all of creation. Reality is so much greater than we can imagine. What is impossible for humans is never impossible with God -Who -Is -Reality in ways that we can never grasp.
I truly felt God’s love as heavy and tangible as the afghan on my shoulders. Do not wait for the afghan from heaven to arrive, no matter how incredible it may be.
As you celebrate Labor Day at the beach, lake, or with a barbecue with the neighbors, remember that God wants the Laborer to know justice.
I have never been one much for poetry. I’m not that person who can just quote you a Shakespeare sonnet or the words of Emily Dickinson. When I’m in a conversation, the words of a favorite poem aren’t what come to mind. I don’t have a book of poetry laying on my bedside table. But every once in awhile, I…
Sabbath…a true gift from God. Time to rest, to renew, to restore…time to REcreate. But even God had rested on the last day of creation. Even God knew it was important to do your work and then take time to step back and enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Friends, WE are a Peace Garden. Right here, right now, at the corner of Lincolnia Rd. and Summit Dr., WE are a garden of peace for this community – a symbol of unity between people of diverse backgrounds.
2024 is a year pulsing with the possibilities for life among us at Peace. God’s Spirit is hovering, brooding, getting ready to shape moments that are yet formless and fill those which are yet empty. God is about to do a new thing among us