Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Some good words for the day by way of inward/outward

Accepted and Loved


When I discover that I am accepted and loved as a person, with my strengths and weaknesses, when I discover that I carry within myself a secret, the secret of my uniqueness, then I can begin to open up to others and respect their secret.
Each human being, however small or weak, has something to bring to humanity. As we start to really get to know others, as we begin to listen to each other's stories, things begin to change. We begin the movement from exclusion to inclusion, from fear to trust, from closedness to openness, from judgment and prejudice to forgiveness and understanding. It is a movement of the heart.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Obviously I have not  been posting. But think about this. The last post with text was called When Advent Comes.  Now I have  been appointed to Advent United Methodist Church but when that post was made in November I had no idea that would be in my future.  And the date, November 11, 2011, would also be 11-11-11 which happens to be my wife's favorite and we enjoy noting  11:11 time signals as good omens,   But my "sign" is that the post after Advent simply says : "God in All" 
I look forward to ministry at Advent trusting that God is in it all!

Saturday, April 28, 2012