“We wait, our Father, until at last something of thy strength becomes our strength, something of thy heart becomes our heart, something of thy forgiveness becomes our forgiveness. We wait, O God, we wait.” ~ Howard Thurman
The quote above seems valuable this day after Pentecost. Yesterday’s worship may have been a valuable reminder of this stirring. Today brings an opportunity to continue that recollection and associated actions…
It’s a Christian Playbook tradition to point folks to the Guideposts article A Devotion for Memorial Day by Fred Bauer. This provides some historical perspective on the holiday and Fred’s holiday practice with his mother.
This article and holiday offers time for reflection and various activities along the lines of…
- Thinking of those who’ve passed
- Decorating graves
- Reminding loved ones of what will happen with us (perhaps with Binder of a Lifetime activities?)
- Honoring memories as we see fit
POSSIBLE ACTION: If you feel the urge, consider taking a 5-15 minute stroll through a cemetery you pass along your way today. Pray for those buried there, their sacrifices, their families and the love that they shared. Maybe some flowers come along with you? Then, maybe it’s time for a phone call to someone whose memory you’d like to celebrate while they are still alive?
PRAYER (from the Guideposts article)
Teach us, Lord, the best way to pay an unpayable debt
is to show with our lives that we didn’t forget.
May this Memorial Day be filled with memories, actions and the Spirit!
Lectionary Texts for Sunday, June 4, 2023:
POTENTIAL ACTIONS – FOOD INSECURITY: This season will likely find increasing numbers of folks looking for food, presenting opportunities to
- share financial and/or food offerings with a local food pantry
- check with your faith community about upcoming opportunities to feed community members
- volunteer to help with a local mobile food pantry or community dinner
- find a Little Pantry in your area and help stock it with shelf-stable food items
NOTE: for those in the Cinci region, some food organizations are listed HERE
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