. . . I was contemplating a sermon for this coming Sunday on how Saint Paul can have the nerve to put pen to paper and write to the Ephesians "there is only one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of us all" and intend it for us, too, as my congregation comes together as individuals this Sunday and is melded into One by the Holy Spirit . . .
. . . I was rejoicing over last weekend's Vacation Bible School when our kids and adults, oblivious to anything else in the news, came together for the weekend to enjoy one another's company, learn something about Jesus, and play hide-and-seek with Him . . .
. . . I was having a heart-wrenching conversation with a father who's wrestling with how he can help his adult son overcome his addictions . . .
. . . I was having more conversations about a new grandma whose newborn grandson is in NewBorn Intensive Care with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (withdrawal from his mother's drug abuse) . . .
. . . I was having yet another conversation with a local counselor about how we can work together to help individuals in our area . . .
. . . I was having still another conversation with other counselors and Formational Prayer Caregivers about how we can help others learn to pray for healing for many . . .
. . . I was refinishing a small crucifix I had found at a little antique mall . . .
. . . I was doing a lot of other stuff, too, that had no political nor professional ramifications.
So I must have missed it - whatever it was that people were supposed to be celebrating or protesting, standing up for or shouting out against the other day. I must have missed it. So please just let me ask this one question:
"How are things between you and Jesus these days?"
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