Musings Along Life's Way:

By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 10 – 11

What a busy month!!! In the month of March we will continue our Lenten theme, "By Heart." As we examine our hearts, as we enter most deeply into our lives we uncover eternity. To know by heart is to know that the love of God that we know in Jesus Christ is the eternal foundation, is to know that the mystery of God's love is so deep and wide that there is no area of our lives that is untouched. Easter, which we will celebrate on March 23rd , says that this eternal foundation is irrepressible and will prevail no matter what, not even death can overcome it. Let us enter most deeply into the eternal promise of God's love. Come Easter may our hearts resound with unending joy, the joy of God's beloved. Blessings and Peace, David

This week, preparing for our meditation/spiritual enrichment time, I came across this bit in Jerry May's book, The Awakened Heart.

Quoting William Blake:

And we are put on earth a little space

That we might learn to bear the beams of love.

Jerry says, I think William Blake was right about the purpose of humanity; we are here to learn to bear the beams of love. There are three meanings of bearing love: to endure it, to carry it and to bring it forth. In the first, we are meant to grow in our capacity to endure love's beauty and pain. In the second, we are meant to carry love and spread it around, as children carry laughter and measles. And in the third we are meant to bring new love into the world, to be birthers of love. This is the threefold nature of our longing. Isn't that beautiful. My hope is that Jerry words will put us in touch with our own longing, that love will be done in and through us. I look forward to seeing you this Sunday, the Second Sunday in Lent. Below take a look at everything that is happening this week at your church.

Blessings, David