Our
recent confirmation classes came to an end yesterday. We used the program “Confirm
Not Conform” by adapting it to our needs.
Our last class was on Spirituality which focused on the Episcopal
worship liturgy. The title of this lesson was called Pain to Power! Our text
was Isaiah 53, the Suffering Servant. As we moved through the liturgy, it was
easy to see how God through his son, Jesus, can turn our pain and sorrows into
power to transform our world. Not once did Jesus avoid the pain he was to
suffer for us. He faced it head on and used that energy to transform not only
himself through the resurrection, but he empowered us through God’s Spirit to
be transformed, changed, into a new creation. When you and I face our own pain
and sufferings with God by our sides, we open our hearts to allow God’s Spirit
to bring healing to our lives and, in doing so, we have the power to heal the
world.
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Monday, September 30, 2013
Pain to Power
Our
recent confirmation classes came to an end yesterday. We used the program “Confirm
Not Conform” by adapting it to our needs.
Our last class was on Spirituality which focused on the Episcopal
worship liturgy. The title of this lesson was called Pain to Power! Our text
was Isaiah 53, the Suffering Servant. As we moved through the liturgy, it was
easy to see how God through his son, Jesus, can turn our pain and sorrows into
power to transform our world. Not once did Jesus avoid the pain he was to
suffer for us. He faced it head on and used that energy to transform not only
himself through the resurrection, but he empowered us through God’s Spirit to
be transformed, changed, into a new creation. When you and I face our own pain
and sufferings with God by our sides, we open our hearts to allow God’s Spirit
to bring healing to our lives and, in doing so, we have the power to heal the
world.
Our
recent confirmation classes came to an end yesterday. We used the program “Confirm
Not Conform” by adapting it to our needs.
Our last class was on Spirituality which focused on the Episcopal
worship liturgy. The title of this lesson was called Pain to Power! Our text
was Isaiah 53, the Suffering Servant. As we moved through the liturgy, it was
easy to see how God through his son, Jesus, can turn our pain and sorrows into
power to transform our world. Not once did Jesus avoid the pain he was to
suffer for us. He faced it head on and used that energy to transform not only
himself through the resurrection, but he empowered us through God’s Spirit to
be transformed, changed, into a new creation. When you and I face our own pain
and sufferings with God by our sides, we open our hearts to allow God’s Spirit
to bring healing to our lives and, in doing so, we have the power to heal the
world.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Heroes of Faith
The Scriptures talk
about heroes of faith in the book of Hebrews chapter 11, but I thought of some people who have made an impact
on my life as a believer. First, it begins with my
grandfather. He lived and walked the footsteps of Christ. He was a man that met no stranger that he didn't like. A man that thought
of others first and then himself. He was
kind and gentle.
Second, I think of Sister Robert Ann. My fifth grade science teacher. She introduced
me to the idea that I could
have a relationship with God.
She believed in me by
allowing me to share the gifts God had given me. My true
hero is the one that knows me better than I know myself. The one who has been
with me through hardships and good times. The one who has, I
know, forgiven me and through whom I have learned to forgive myself – that is God.
One never knows who they
will meet along their life's journey. We may come across many people that we
can call our heroes of faith. When God puts you in a certain place (like St.
Barnabas) and places people
and a priest that inspires you, encourages you
through her teachings of the Gospel of Christ and strives for you to become the
person God expects you to be, I call people like that my heroes of faith as well..
So, who are your Heroes
of Faith?
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