I am on my way to Boise today. One of
my daughters is getting married this week-end and there’s no place
I’d rather be. There is, in fact, lots going on in my family right
now and that has me reflecting on the importance of those
connections. In addition to the wedding, one daughter is pregnant and
moving back to the West Coast. Another daughter just got a big
promotion at work. And my mom just moved from an independent living
facility to an assisted living facility, and landed in the hospital
last week-end. We human beings are connected, relational creatures.
Our culture often has us believing that we are independent and
self-sufficient – lifting ourselves up by our bootstraps and all
that. But the truth is far more complex than that. The writer of the
first creation story in Genesis understood something about this
truth. God says, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to
our likeness...” The language is plural and relational. Being
connected is built into the very fabric of our being – always has
been, always will be. I invite you to celebrate your connections.
Find the people you love and tell them that you love them (or, better
yet, show them that you love them). Do it now, because “now” is
the only moment there is. Thank you for being part of my family. I am
grateful for the ways in which we are connected.
- Pastor Roger
(keeping my feet firmly planted in
the flow)
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