A doat, a doat, a doat, my mind began to process and interpret my 2 1/2 year old's language. D = C so "doat" is really coat. Hmmm.... I absentmindedly shooshed a little wasp away as I released Taylor from her carseat in the Yoder's Country Store parking lot. The heat was overwhelming, so surely no one was wearing a coat today.
"A doat!" she pointed to the small wasp.
"OH, you mean a yellow jacket," I laughed.
In the spare moments of my days you are likely to find me outside with my simple camera either sneaking up on hummingbirds or skipping after butterflies and bumblebees. (I suspect my fam is relieved that we live far enough from the road that no one sees me.) I'm filled with joy and wonder at our Creator's handiwork and lessons in nature. I'm no entomologist, but I appreciate the focus and important work of the pollinators. Oh, that we could remain so focused on Kingdom building and not be distracted by the issues that keep us from loving God and neighbor!
Brother Mick's message on Sunday is "Seeing the Big Picture" with his exegesis on Mark 7:1-23. What are the issues and diversions that align us with the Pharisees and scribes rather than with the Christ? The response song Mick recommends is "How Can We Be Silent" by Michael Mahler in Sing the Journey. Take a moment and read these words: http://www.giamusic.com/searchPDFS/G6037.pdf
-This week is the last of our summer schedule; fellowship time will begin at 9a with worship at 9:30a.
-We are continuing to gather 6oz toothpastes, bath towels, bar soaps, and teeshirts for the food pac program which provides food for low-income families in the Pequea Valley school district.
-In response to the Syrian crisis, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is shipping relief, hygiene, school, and infant care kits to neighboring countries to care for refugees. On Sept. 16 you will have an opportunity to share in an offering to help fund this. There are also cloth bags on the MCC table to make kits.
-Blessings, Blessings! to those of you getting married this month! :) September seems to be THE month!
-Craig is doing well post-operatively and is back home! :)
Prayer for today: God of all creation, we thank and praise you for the beauty of your world. Open our eyes to see your presence. Open our ears to hear your voice. Open our hands to share your love. Open our minds to understand your ways. Open our hearts to love You and our neighbors. Come and fill us with your Holy Spirit that we can share your light to those in darkness; your justice to those who are broken; your peace to those in strife. Come Kingdom of God. Be done will of God on earth as it is in heaven. In Jesus' name. AMEN.
Without question or doubt, you are loved by God, and I love you too!
Coffee, anyone?
Love and Light,
Carol
http://www.ridgeviewmennonite.net/
Always remember who you are, whose you are, where you are going, and what you believe, because it does make a difference! Oh, and don't forget to attend a church of your choice this weekend. " jd
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