Good afternoon, Loved Ones,
A portion of today's lectionary reading from the gospel:
Romans 8 16-18 (The Message)
16-18"No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a washtub or shoves it under the bed. No, you set it up on a lamp stand so those who enter the room can see their way. We're not keeping secrets; we're telling them. We're not hiding things; we're bringing everything out into the open. So be careful that you don't become misers of what you hear. Generosity begets generosity. Stinginess impoverishes."
1) Today I heard the gospel from the Birdman of Argentine. Most mornings Joe sits on the patio of the McDonalds at Kansas Avenue and 42nd St. Joe feeds the birds. Blackbirds, sparrows, wrens . . . it doesn't matter. Most of them have names. One of them is a blackbird named Harry whom Joe says is a walking gentleman in his all black tuxedo. I had stopped for a bite on my bike ride to a morning meeting when Joe freely shared his love of the birds. When he found out I was a preacher he commended me for "shouting down hell." I hadn't thought of my work that way and I thank Joe for generously sharing his breakfast with one more crazy, squawking bird, this one on a bike.
2) Sam will soon be home!
3) It's Bike to Work Week!
4) Bump Haynes faithful service to the church in good times and in bad.
5) For those who are generous, who open their hearts, homes and tables to friends and neighbors and even strangers and enemies.
Short and sweet today. Light your lamp of gratitude and it will guide your giving and get you generously through this hump day.
Peace,
Pastor Rick
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