The Time is Short (cont’d)…Is Fruitfulness Calling?


But this I say, brethren, the time is short. ~ I Corinthians 7:29

 
 
Precisely where we are weakest and often most broken and most needy, precisely there can be the ground of our fruitfulness. …
 
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So you have to realize that you are part of that beautiful process, that your death is not the end but in fact it is the source of your fruitfulness beyond you in new generations, in new centuries.
 
“Death is not the end…” Having just passed two anniversaries of dear loved ones passing – one now of 21 years and another of 10 years – this really resonates. These two men live on in the ways that many of their “disciples” journey today – their love of life, teaching others, showing compassion, modeling honesty, sharing love and much, much more.
 
May we find in our own best last days those same opportunities to use our weakness for fruitfulness…
 
PROSPECTIVE ACTIVITY …  REALLY? AGAIN? If you haven’t started, maybe today offers that opportunity? If you began last time, perhaps it’s something you can continue thinking about today?
  • set a timer for 10-20 (or more!) minutes and spend that time thinking about the people you would want accompanying you on that Best Last Day, plus some of the activities. If you want some structure, the last two pages of the At the End document provide an approach for doing this [in viewable/printable form HERE**]
  • Now consider: which of these activities could you do today?
  • Why not live out selected elements of Your Best, Last Day now – and again, and again… –  well in advance of that very last day? 🙂

Enjoy the day, filled with the Spirit!


**  and downloadable as a Word format document HERE  by clicking the link  “AT THE END_BoaL_Burial_Service_Best Last Day“]



Lectionary Texts for Sunday, August 13, 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
  • share financial gifts and/or volunteer time with organizations helping alleviate childhood hunger. One such organization in the Cincinnati area (a CP favorite) is Whole Again (HERE)

NOTE: for those in the Cinci region, some food organizations are listed HERE



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