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I am writing this note the day after the end of the
Olympics and the day that the Democratic Convention begins.
It is also the ending of the summer season and the beginning of the
school year. This calls for a quick
look back on the summer just past and a brief look forward to the fall. The Olympic games, with all their thrill and spectacle,
occupied quite a few hours of my days the past two weeks.
I enjoyed Michael Phelps and the beach volleyball teams as much as
anyone. But in the midst of it all
came the reminders that sports are sports and life is much more.
The attack on the parents-in-law of the coach of the American men’s
volleyball team and the Russian invasion of This summer has also been a time of transitions and new
beginnings. Students have finished
high school and college and are moving on to new stages of life.
Weddings have marked new stages of life for couples in our congregation.
Pregnancies have been announced with their promises of a child to add
life to a family. When we have the
eyes to see, all these small events are signs of hope in a world that often
seems a place of despair. Like faith
that is as a grain of mustard seed but becomes a great plant, so hope is
witnessed in small beginnings. Looking ahead, we have the political season as the
presidential race becomes more intense in the weeks ahead.
I have just a couple of comments about the campaign.
First, only God can save us. Neither
candidate is the Savior. Nor is
either one the devil incarnate. Whoever
is elected, God will be at work to bring in God’s kingdom.
Second, make your choice based on your best understanding of who can best
lead our nation, but do not expect that a new heaven and a new earth will be the
result if your candidate wins, nor will all be lost if your candidate loses.
Finally remember that politics, although important, is not of ultimate
value. In the months ahead live your lives as those under the rule of Jesus Christ who gave himself that the power of sin and death might be broken and that grace might reign supreme. We live as Christ’s people in a broken and sinful world and are to be the light in the darkness. God bless you every day and always. Your pastor, John [For last month's column go to May Column] Return to Pastor's Page |
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