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shelter from the storm
The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Carter (UMC)It is common to speak of life as a journey. Children climb aboard school buses for the first time. Parents taken their children to college. Men and women cross borders in search of work or safety. An older person enters a retirement community. Life is a journey.
In this life's journey we know that we age, we learn new things, we move around, from place to place. People come into our lives, they change us. Maybe we marry or become parents. People also leave us, and there are voids. Some relationships fill us with joy, others leave us diminished. Some are the cause of praise, others lamentation. We sometimes ask why bad things happen to good people. And we sometimes wonder why good things happen to bad people!
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A Basket of Summer Fruit: God and the Poor
The Rev. Peter WallaceWhen I go grocery shopping, I tend to over-buy fruit because it all looks so good. For instance, Georgia peaches are in season right now. Sink your teeth into that sweet, luscious fruit and it's instant bliss.
Nearly 3,000 years ago, God gave the Hebrew prophet Amos a vision that must have looked a lot like the fruit bowl on my kitchen table. "Amos, what do you see?" God asked. And Amos answered, "A basket of summer fruit." Sounds nice.
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