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Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.       Luke 12:32

Our scripture this week begins with words of encouragement. It is a statement that beckons trust and hope in God’s intention for our lives.  It is good that that the first line of our scripture is so encouraging because what follows in the next two verses is pretty tough instruction about the nature of discipleship.  This is one of those passages that require you to go sit somewhere and think about what this might mean to your life.

So, that is what I invite you to do in preparation for worship on Sunday. Take along with you this wonderful poem attributed to Archbishop Oscar Romero as a tool to meditate on the mystery of God’s kingdom.

It helps, now and then, to step back
and take the long view.
The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts,
it is beyond our vision.

We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of
the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work.
Nothing we do is complete,
which is another way of saying
that the kingdom always lies beyond us.

This is what we are about:
We plant seeds that one day will grow.
We water seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise.
We lay foundations that will need further development.
We provide yeast that produces effects beyond our capabilities.

 We may never see the end results,
but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker.
We are workers, not master builders,
ministers, not messiahs.
We are prophets of a future not our own.

See you Sunday,

Rev. Martha