November 9, 2007

If I so chose, I could give you a very long list of injustices I’ve endured this week. But since that would just raise my blood pressure and cause me to imagine all kinds of retaliatory unpleasantries, I won’t go there.

This week’s Bible lesson at church is about struggling. Things like persevering, disciplining the will, striving for God. So in keeping with this spiritual theme, I tried to set my mind on things above.

On Sunday, many people – that’s many, many people came to Julliard park to help with a fun run. It was a great success from my perspective. The weather was gorgeous, the runners were happy, the volunteers were enthusiastic. So I thanked the coordinator who brought all of us together.

About 6:30 on Tuesday evening I stopped by the precinct voting location hosted by the Sonoma Church. The volunteers had been there since 6 AM. (I know because I let them in) I thanked the four of them, all volunteers, for assisting in the democratic process.

This morning I made another phone call. Yesterday the garbage company missed our can. I reported it. They said they’d take care of it. Early this morning a truck stopped by and emptied our can. So I called back to make sure that driver gets a ‘thank you.’

A sprinkler system went in this week at Rohnert Park. It didn’t magically happen. Ask around and thank those who made it happen. All sorts of things happen in our lives that make them better. Acknowledge it. Affirm those involved.

My wife is getting ready for Sabbath - cooking cleaning, - that sort of thing. She’s very busy as I type this. So if you’ll excuse me, I need to go and thank her.

“So everywhere we go, we tell everyone about Christ. We warn them and teach them with all the wisdom God has given us, for we want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ. I work very hard at this, as I depend on Christ’s mighty power that works within me.” Colossians 1:28-29

Rejoicing in hope,
Pastor Steve