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CHURCH Wynantskill NY |
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To Love .... And Be Loved |
You were all called to travel on the same road and in the same direction, so stay together, both outwardly and inwardly. You have one Master, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who rules over all, works through all, and is present in all. Everything you are and think and do is permeated with Oneness. ⇔ "More Jesus Please" I was blessed on an August 2010 weekend with a visit from my good friend Glenda from Texas who had come to bring her oldest son to college in Massachusetts. Glenda and I hadn’t seen each other in about five years, but the minute we met up it was as though it was yesterday. We gabbed all the way through the airport, the whole drive home and into the wee hours of the next morning. As we talked, we inevitably started in on the "remember whens..." of our relationship. After all, we had been through a lot together while we were both up in Alexandria Bay such as her husband’s deployment to Afghanistan, several VBS programs and church functions, and the aches and pains of her daughter’s teenage years. "One of my favorite memories of Taylor," I began referring to her now 12 year old son, "was when he was about 6 years old, and it was Maundy Thursday." We had celebrated communion during worship, and Taylor had been allowed to take communion for the first time. After worship, I was clearing away the communion elements when Taylor came up to me and looked longingly at the bread and the cup. With big eyes he turned to me and said, "Pastor Kerri, may I have more Jesus please?" May I have more Jesus please? I LOVE that question. I know that Taylor was referring to the communion bread, but I thought what a great thing for us to ask. I wish I heard it more often and not just in reference to the communion bread! May I have more Jesus in my life? May I have more Jesus in my relationships? May I have more Jesus in my job? May I learn more about Jesus? May I have more Jesus? It brings to mind an old hymn entitled More About Jesus.
In this time of reflection, reconnection and recommitment, it is my hope and prayer that we all ask this question, "May I have more Jesus?" and that we will find that the answer is yes; that we will daily find more time in our lives to learn more and more about Jesus in His Word and in our connections with one another and that we will commit to sharing more and more about Jesus with those around us so that they will ask, "May I have more Jesus please?" |
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