One Precious Day

Good morning, Loved Ones,

One more piece to share from the New Sanctuary trip.

Every day, Creation is renewed.
Wake up and see unfolding
In the spreading light of dawn,
The world and all it contains
Coming into being, new, fresh,
Filled with divine goodness
And love.
Every day, Creation is renewed.
Reflected in the great lights
We see a new day,
One precious day,
Eternity.

This precious day I give thanks . . .

. . . for David Cliburn, Interim Associate Executive Presbyter, who suggested that Heartland Presbytery might want to come and meet at a small, urban congregation that can't even figure out what language to speak. I thank God that he saw something in us that others, perhaps even we, missed.
. . . for presbyters -- elders and pastors -- who ventured off their beaten path to enter a neighborhood and community they might have once feared only to be welcomed, included, fed and nourished at the Lord's table.
. . . for Lucas, Natalie, Bump, Javier, Ruben, Max, Pastor Tom, Carmen, Karina, Pastor Alfonso, Pastor Rick, Pastor Terry and Randy who allowed the Holy Spirit to speak through them in worship.
. . . for friends like Arnold and Esther Rogers who come out of nowhere to lend a hand for friends and even for people they don't know.
. . . for One Precious Day to be remembered, celebrated and cherished as a sign of what the Lord can do through us and as an inkling of what we have to share that can build up the church and point us toward the Kingdom of God.

What do you "see unfolding" in this "spreading light of dawn?" It's a new day. Renew your heart, mind and soul with thanksgiving. Gimme cinco!

Pastor Rick
http://gimmecinco.blogspot.com/