August 9, 2019
Three things marked an intersection of faith for me today:
- Smokey the Bear turned 75 today. I wonder how many forest fires have been prevented by his gentle reminder that only YOU can prevent forest fires. Happy anniversary and thank you for reminding us to be good stewards of God's creation!
- At the ELCA Churchwide Assembly, the celebration kicked off for commemorating 50 years of ordaining women in the Lutheran Church (2020 marks 50), 40 years of ordaining women of color, and 10 years of ordaining folks in same gender committed relationships. Wow!
- And this reminder from author Wesley Granberg-Michaelson. In his book Future Faith: Ten Challenges Reshaping Christianity in the 21st Century, he quotes Jean Varier: “For any community to thrive, there must be more members who can say “me for the community” than those who say “the community for me.”” That is something to certainly think deeply about!
Blessings.
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