My annual state conference in Salem is heading into it's final day today. I'm heading home tonight after the ordination service. It is a privilege to be part of this meeting as many will view this event as a significant moment in their lives - something that they will remember quite clearly all their days.
As I write this morning from the "breakfast room" at my hotel, the television is on ESPN, reviewing an NHL hockey playoff game. Last night one team apparently beat another with a score at .2 seconds left in the game. I'm not a hockey fan and don't even know the teams who played, but I can guess that those players and their hard-core fans will not forget that moment in their lives either.
Looking back over our lives we all have moments like that. We remember weddings, children being born, recitals, sporting events with our kids, vacations, deaths and other key moments where our lives were profoundly touched. These events shape us from the inside out. For example I remember Sunday School at Bonney Lake Chapel, summer camp when I was seven and being baptized in the Holy Spirit at an altar at Calvary Temple. The locations are irrelevant to most readers of this blog, but matter deeply to me as they were integral parts of my Faith Journey Adventure.
What was our last/latest moment(s) that we will keep for a lifetime? What about those moments where we met with God...that will take us past this life?
Oh yes, heaven...will BE HEAVEN!
Look forward to those days ahead that will serve as a springboard for your future. Embrace the good and recall those events often. The bad stuff? Learn from those moments as well...catalog the lessons...and then punt the horrible parts!
I'm so glad that God can take the ashes in our lives and turn them into something beautiful!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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