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Blessed Sunday to you all.
It has been a busy day. I presided at the Table twice
this morning and attended the youth meeting. Yesterday I attended the visioning conference
at church. It has been a busy weekend in
the life of this ministerial intern.
In the aftermath of the week’s events I spent time
composing a thoughtful meditation for the Table this morning. So tonight out of my own exhaustion I thought
I would share the meditation from this morning. This is the last week of
classes and I have much to do.
When tragic events occur I try to keep myself grounded in
God’s Word to help me stay focused on God. Romans 12: 2 says, “Do not conform
any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of
your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his
good, pleasing and perfect will.”
Table Meditation
In the days following Jesus crucifixion and resurrection
the disciples gathered together in a single place, locked their doors in fear
for their lives. They were filled with grief at the loss of their Savior and
Lord and they were most likely emotionally exhausted. Then Jesus, in His
perfect timing, appears in their midst and, doing what Jesus does best, offers
them the words they need to hear, “Peace be with you.”
As the events of this week unfolded, many found
themselves behind closed doors out of fear. Filled with grief and suffering
from emotional exhaustion—I believe it is for these moments in Kaufman, Boston
and West that God came to live in the life of Jesus, that God died our death on
the cross and rose to life to remind us of the words of the psalmist, “I will
fear no evil for You are with me.” We
have traveled from Friday to Sunday, from despair to hope and out of the Valley
of Shadows to God’s Table in God’s own house from death to resurrection so that
we can encounter Jesus doing what Jesus does best…speaking the words we need to
hear; “Peace be with you.”
Take joy in the journey remembering that hope does not
disappoint. Wear comfortable shoes, pray
with a heart filled with gratitude and get some peaceful sleep. Love you all,
Bruce and Gaylene.
I am not moved by what I see. I am not moved by what I
feel. I am only moved by what I believe and I believe God.
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