We ate and celebrated "Old Bob K's" 65th birthday!!Yesterday after our church service, we gathered downstairs to share a meal together.....just because. We had potluck. There is always so much more than enough for everyone.
It was great to be together and use that time of eating as a time of worshipping God too. I think that can be just as worshipful to God as sitting in the sanctuary and hearing the Word preached. Although, I must say, Marc spoke wonderfully well yesterday....reminding us in this season of Lent, how important it is to see ourselves clearly, sin and all, to recognize our need of God and to confess our misery to Him so that we can live in a better more fulfilling relationship with God and with others. If we don't, a barrier exists that limits us to all that a relationship could be.
So ya, we eat together at Gateway, we worship, and we attempt to recognize our own frailties. It's all a part of our faith growing.
I have a terribly long way to go, I'm afraid, but it seems yesterday was a day of confession for me, in more than one area of my life. I disappoint people. I'm not what I should be. There is a heap of room for change.
I shall see what this week brings......good, bad or worse.
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Ah Sharon, we all can be better people, yes. But I am bothered you feel you disappoint people. You are a rock, you are inspiration, you are a friend, you are compassionate (so much more than many of us!!!!), you give, you heal, YOU are the person I look to for guidance and inspiration. YOU DO NOT disappoint. A big big hug to you to help your day get off a little bit better........
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Are we talking about the same person here?
As per the anonymous comment I would like for you to elaborate further - as I find it fairly cowardly to make a rude comment like that without the credibility to explain yor thoughts and then to not even leave your name. It is clear that you do NOT know my mom or the changes and growth that have occured in her life as she has continued to seek and grow in her faith. So I would like to express my sincere disappointment in your feelings toward my mother, but will have you know that I am proud of her as both a mother and as a women. As nobody is perfect - I myself have found that much of my learning has been through mistakes made by both myself and others and the ability and grace that God has given me and them to learn from these things in order for myself to become a better person. I honestly cannot recall a time that I have learned anything when pride and aloofness has been in the way. So I would like to wish you the opportunity for the vail to be lifted from your own eyes so that if you are lucky you too can grow and realize that no one is perfect, but that our imperfections can be used as something wonderful - the key hear is that this can only happen IF we allow it to. So I wish you luck!
Signed by MY mother's daughter
thanks for the pictures! Looking at all you guys again gave me some warm fuzzies and made my day! There ain't no potluck like a Gateway potluck!! :)
Well,yes,alittle more tact here, eh? I don't know if that comment from Anonymous was meant to be funny or catty, but non the less, not cool. Reveal yourself, okay?
Thanks for encouraging me everyone. I do appreciate it.
Oh, and Anonymous, you are loved...by me. "....May the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace."
I didn't comment above but I think the person Deb is describing is my good friend, Sharon!
You are an amazingly good friend, a gift from God to me. And of course you are the wonderful person you are because you have let God do some of his amazing transforming work in you.
Dang I miss you all.
If I may offer a different take on the Anonymous post... while I do applaud you Shannon for defending your mom and rightfully so, perhaps there is another way of looking at this post.
This person obviously came to this site for a reason. They obviously posted for a reason as well. And while they perhaps handled it incorrectly, I think in their own way they are trying to reach out.
No one is perfect and we all hurt people as we go along life's journey. This person may have felt wronged or hurt by an action(s) or word(s) that they feel Sharon is responsible for.
Maybe this is the perfect opportunity for God to draw this person to you Sharon so that there may be forgiveness and healing between you. I hope this person does reveal themselves to you (more privately than on this blog) and so that you may become aware of the real hurts here and ask forgiveness and in turn offer forgiveness. May you both be healed by that kind of experience.
That is my prayer for you.
Yes Peggy, as I said above, Anonymous is loved...by me.
I suppose that's the trouble we have as humans isn't it. We go along in life, living it, making mistakes, making good choices, attempting to act out the forgiveness of Christ but along the way, all of us have hurt people, some more deeply than others. We all need to be watchful of those whom we have offended, forgive and get on with moving forward towards a Christ-centered life.
I trust Christ will reveal those things that need healing in my life....within your life also, Peggy.
It is good to know I have friends who really know me and love me anyway....and a daughter who shows me her love in this unselfish way.
Peace.....
Your right Peggy, I have been thinking a lot about my post and I do feel like whoever the anonymnous person was they obviously are withholding some outstanding feeliongs of hurt related to mom - so it would seem. So I too would like to encourage them to approach my mom when they are ready to let go of their anger - so that their hurt can hopefully be healed.
No matter what I always seem to get a little heated up when it comes to my family being attacked in some way as I am over-protective. However, I should think first as I apologize about the veil comment as I know that it was unnecessary. And who worst to comment about someone's veil to be lifted than myself as I have my own issues to deal with. So I am sorry if I have offended anyone here... And Randall please know that you and your family is greatly missed
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