The Scripture Readings this week are:
- Romans 12:2, 9-13
- Deuteronomy 11:18-19
- 1 Thessalonians 5:12-17
- Matthew 11:28-30
These are three of the things that the church has offered to me over the years. Maybe with a touch of transformation mixed in. Oh and some recovery/rejuvenation....
Well and sometimes the church has led me to needing recovery or rejuvenation.
These are also things that echo with what people tell me about this congregation.
Telling my story will not be as much about this congregation, because my role here is different from our other story-tellers. So I will talk about the church over the course of my life. Touching on those places I have been in paid ministry but also those where I was a student, and the one where I was a child.
And the themes come through. A place of safety and belonging. An place where we can ask questions and learn. A place of adoptive family (which sometimes one becomes closer to than your blood family).
--Gord
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