What unexpected faith moments have you witnessed lately? Being a faithful servant not only means going to church, reading the Bible, studying, praying and meditating, but it means wearing your faith on your body. It means demonstrating through your actions and words that you are a child of God. A child of God, who like Jesus, wants to share what it means to love, hope, understand, pray and live the wonder and joy of God's Word. To be like Jesus and walk the talk . . . how wonderful is that?!
I would love to hear your stories, the unexpected faith moments that you have witnessed. if you are interested in sharing them please respond to this blog
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
God Moments
As people begin to discover who they are as faithful Christians, I am witnessing those "God Moments" or "unexpected faith moments". Times when the Bible comes off the shelf and lays open on the coffee table, stirring questions and conversation amongst its visitors, times when a parent and child walk through the woods, shuffling the fallen leaves with their feet, and talk about God's creation and the beauty seen, times when someone sad and lonely feels the presence of others surrounding them in comfort and prayer, times when a child is the first one in a group to break the silence and offer to say the prayer, times when you feel the presence of God and you know He is on this journey with you . . . God Moments!
Book of Faith Emphasis
I am so excited about the "Book of Faith" emphasis that is spreading throughout the ELCA! As I have attended conferences, talked and shared stories with my colleagues, and organized workshops for the congregations in my synod, I am delighted to see the type of conversations and excitement taking place. To watch a group of people opening and using their Bibles in meetings, study groups, councils, worship, and in fellowship is awesome. To have adults and youth actually bringing their Bibles to church and meetings is wonderful. I am witnessing congregational members highlighting Bibles for 3rd graders before they receive them, conversations on scripture happening in everyday settings and Bibles coming off the shelves in homes and onto the coffee tables open and accessible. The conversations are definitely taking place and people are begininng to dig deeper into God's Word. People are hungry for God's Word and hungry for its meaning in their own lives. How awesome is that?!
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