Non-Anxious Robins

Good Morning Loved Ones,

Here's hoping your day is off to a great start. Our passage is from today's lectionary readings.

Colossians 2:6-7 (The Message)

^6-7My counsel for you is simple and straightforward: Just go ahead with what you've been given. You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now live him. You're deeply rooted in him. You're well constructed upon him. You know your way around the faith. Now do what you've been taught. School's out; quit studying the subject and start living it! And let your living spill over into thanksgiving.

Are goodness and mercy chasing you down today? Is your cup running over? Let's hear about it.

1) For a lush, green front lawn with freshly sprouted new blades that is constantly full of non-anxious robins pecking out breakfast, lunch and dinner. And for a bare-spotted, well-worn, back lawn, protected and loved by a black, white and brown bundle of canine love.

2) For the Kent Parretts of the world who bring skills, tools (in a neatly organized van!), energy and infectious laughter to our work days and the way they accomplish one good thing at a time. (I wish we could clone him!)

3) For the Big Picture confirmation class young people who are becoming rooted and constructed in Jesus and are about ready to get out of school on Pentecost Sunday, May 31st when they will be baptized and confirmed.

4) For our two non-paid pastors at GP. Our Parish Associate, Pastor Terry and our Pastor Emeritus, Pastor Tom. For their wisdom, the way they know their way around the faith and their willingness to give freely of their gifts and leadership.

5) For all those who are letting goodness and mercy catch them and are out there living the faith and letting that goodness and mercy spill out of their full cups into the world, flooding it with peace, justice, hospitality, warmth, faith, hope and love.

6) For my mother and her never-failing love for her children. For her willingness to give and make their needs her own. For all those who carry life into this world and nurture, protect and serve. For our mothers.

Come on. You got one extra from me. Some of you I haven't heard from for a long time. "Let your living spill over into thanksgiving."

Pastor Rick