A very blessed All Saints' Sunday to you. Today was a
special day for us, besides the visitors in service (4 today) we took time out
to unveil the headstone of Bill Potter. While somewhat sad it is nice to bring
to closure his burial from October 2012 this morning and to have relatives
present to light a candle for him and in his memory. Immediately following the
unveiling we had the quarterly Potluck event - a luncheon with lots of food;
everything from braised port with chestnut and root vegetables (thank you
Steven) to white bean and kale soup with sausage and more desserts and sides
than people should be allowed to eat.
Readings: Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4; Psalm
119:137-144; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12; Luke 19:1-10
Yet, the reason we came together this morning was our
worship and reflection on the word. Early in the day we took a hard look at
Habakkuk and how we should lament AND be ready for God to respond to our lament
if we listen. In worship, the sermon took a look at Zacchaeus and hiding in
plain sight. The challenge offered was to ask for insights into those who are
"hiding in plain sight" and to ask how we can acknowledge them and
their search for affirmation as a child of God and respect them with human
dignity.
I invite your comments,
Les+
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