I was struck today by how intense my worship experience was, after having served God all weekend during the 30 Hour Famine. We talked about faith and how it is best lived out at the March through Lent small group just hours after the Famine ended. Then this morning before worship I read, "Listening to gossip is like eating cheap candy; do you really want junk like that in your belly?" Last night, we spoke candidly about how shame and guilt are the "cheap (read plentiful) candy" we feed ourselves or others try to cram down our throats.
It was also Camp Sunday today. If you missed Tom's sermon, go to our web site and listen to it. We talked last night about how camp is a place where you don't eat "cheap candy" for an entire week or two or all summer. We can't keep ourselves insulated in that way all the time, but it builds us up and strengthens us to live out our faith. Daily, we should remind ourselves and those we love that they are precious children of God. The goal we press on towards in making the whole world feel that way. More than a feeling, it's the truth, the good new Jesus died trying to bring to us.
Here's a few more verses:
"A healthy spirit conquers adversity." When we worship regularly (opportunities this week: Wed, 6:30 pm and next Sun morning and 4 pm for my installation), our spirit is bolstered. One of our 16 yr olds, Joey Hastry, is watching his friend, Steven, who he's known since they were 4, die. His spirit needs to be uplifted.
"A true friend sticks by you like family." Yesterday, we read, "Families stick together in all kinds of trouble." Faith needs to be a family this week.
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