Friday’s thoughts
These sermons sometimes take on minds of there own and when you begin them you never know where they are headed. That is the case with this sermon.
I intended to look at the issue “take your life and live it”. I had thought I would spend time looking at the factors that prevent us from doing that. Now, instead of looking at the factors that prevent us from doing that, I am looking into the lives of our church members to show how people who come to our church have learned to live heroically.
Three examples:
1. Andy Mair who came from Wellington, Colorado. He came from no place and went some place. His background didn’t hold him back; it launched him toward an interesting life where he got to meet very talented people and world leaders.
2. Ruth Reed who learned to cope with the Great Depression of the 1930’s. She understood that back luck is not the last word.
3. Brook Jostad who discovered how you take the given in your life and you deal with it. Brooke was born blind but she refuses to see herself as handicapped. She approaches her limitations as no factor in what she wants to do with her life.
There are inspirational people all around us in the church. It is the people in the church and the relationships that make the church what it is. There are heroic people whose lives are quiet and whose stories are profound who come to worhsip here.
They will be here on Rally Day.
When we think of how we take our life and live it we think of people who have shown us ways to do it. Can you think of others who are an inspiration to your life. Write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to have others read your responses click on the ‘comments’ box below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
