grace in person ...

today ...

i haven't been feeling that great
this and that

i walked in to the sanctuary
and prayed for a blessing
a change of attitude

the pastor spoke from luke
and talked about Jesus' observations about the pharisee and the publican
and he warned us not to judge the pharisee too quickly ...
not to end up being hypocritical in the judging ...
a different take on it

then we held hands and verbalized things for us to hear and share
and to share with God
asking him to do something about those things

and then the pastor approached the table covered in flowers
and broke the loaf
poured the 'wine'
and said some of the most humble
humbling
uniting
gracefull words i've heard in that situation

grace poured out

i hesitate to paraphrase
but he said in part
that God wasn't the kind of person to simply theologize about grace
and talk about it ...
he became the message of grace
in Jesus
and lived and walked us ...
'course he said it much better
guess you had to be there

a humbling moment it was for me

i was honoured to break a piece
and dip it
as the 2 women holding the plate and the cup told me what they represented
as my heart swelled
as my attitude broke

i saw Jesus there today
among the 50 or so
listening
holding hands
being part of the holiness of his supper

and i was blessed

thanks to you Lord
for being there
and for doing the deed it's meant to remind us of

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perry was there again
and i listened for what he would say
last sunday i was attentive to his wisdom

his wording of things is different
and betrays an uncommonly humble wiseness

later as we shared the supper
i made it a point to pull up a chair next to him
and asked him to tell me about himself

for the next 20 or 30 minuted i heard the crux of a remarkable story
of journey
into Jesus
of military
and might
and fight
and turning fight into peace

of yoga
and that part of his journey
he has taught for several years

maybe i finally found my yoga teacher
maybe

shalom