It is my hope that our lessons this morning give each of us cause to reflect on the question of where we find our security, and in that happiness. If it is found in personal items, our investments or material things, then my question is, what are you willing to trade for it? We are making a trade whether we realize it or not. Sometimes its family, those whom we hold dearest, many times its relationships. Where do we find security?
Read MoreMeg and I are very blessed with our kids. We have spoken to each of them in the last week and several of them multiple times. A couple of them call Meg almost every day. Sometimes we call them. Lately we get to FaceTime with Mabel and I’m on a constant quest to find ways to make her smile. Motorboat sounds work well lately. Meg talks to her dad every day. My parents feel like they talk to me almost every day because they watch this service and Compline, but I do try to talk to them every week.
With our kids and our parents, we might talk about anything from the weather to a movie or whatever the latest challenges or news may be in our lives. All of that conversation is life-giving because we love each other. We never stop being parents or children, in a sense, but it’s nice when that takes on friendship as well. Whether it’s family or a friend, we treasure such intimacy and trust.
Read MoreSome years ago the church I served bought Stations of the Cross for the new sanctuary. They are nice; brass renditions of each of the 14 stations each on a piece of wood about one-foot square. We planned to have seven on each side of the sanctuary. I happened to be in the sanctuary when our contractor’s supervisor mounted them. I was amazed.
If it were me, and thankfully it wasn’t, I would have mounted the first one, getting it the right height and so on. I would have then moved to the second one and done the same. I would have been very careful and it would have taken me a long time, maybe a day or two. In all honesty I would probably have had to re-hang a few along the way.
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