St.
Luke’s Institute
Tuesday 2nd Lent
February 26, 2013
Tuesday 2nd Lent
February 26, 2013
Don’t Talk, Don’t Run ++++++++++++++++++
** Fr. Edwards was a newly ordained minister
** He was going out on his first “sick call” and feeling a bit nervous
** His pastor called out to him as he was leaving and said the woman he was going to see was an important person for the church
** That if it wasn’t for her, the church wouldn’t exist – nothing like a little pressure
** Well, the newly ordained got to the hospital and stood in the woman’s doorway
** He was relieved, she seemed to be sleeping ** Perhaps, he thought, he would get out of it after all
** At that moment she opened her eyes and said, “Don’t talk, don’t run”
WHAT IT TAKES ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
** Aren’t those wonderful directions for our spiritual lives?
** Don’t let our words, our over-thinking and complicating processes get in the way of the most natural relationship there is
** Keep it simple
** Don’t run, even when it gets scary or frustrating or seems empty
** Stick with simply being present
APPLICATION ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
** How do those words – “Don’t talk; don’t run” feel to you?
** Ever find yourself getting in your own way?
** Jesus’ vision of community is centered in humble presence to one another
** The measure of our faithfulness, the yardstick of this of this community’s success, is our ability to reveal the love and compassion of God here in our midst…
** To be the means for forgiveness and healing, to be God’s hand to lift up the fallen and the heart of God to hold and embrace
CONCLUSION ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
** With God and with one another the gift of presence becomes just what the doctor ordered: assistance, comfort, healing
** And it is a gift given by simply embracing the humble, selfless, generous spirit of Jesus
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
** Fr. Edwards was a newly ordained minister
** He was going out on his first “sick call” and feeling a bit nervous
** His pastor called out to him as he was leaving and said the woman he was going to see was an important person for the church
** That if it wasn’t for her, the church wouldn’t exist – nothing like a little pressure
** Well, the newly ordained got to the hospital and stood in the woman’s doorway
** He was relieved, she seemed to be sleeping ** Perhaps, he thought, he would get out of it after all
** At that moment she opened her eyes and said, “Don’t talk, don’t run”
WHAT IT TAKES ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
** Aren’t those wonderful directions for our spiritual lives?
** Don’t let our words, our over-thinking and complicating processes get in the way of the most natural relationship there is
** Keep it simple
** Don’t run, even when it gets scary or frustrating or seems empty
** Stick with simply being present
APPLICATION ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
** How do those words – “Don’t talk; don’t run” feel to you?
** Ever find yourself getting in your own way?
** Jesus’ vision of community is centered in humble presence to one another
** The measure of our faithfulness, the yardstick of this of this community’s success, is our ability to reveal the love and compassion of God here in our midst…
** To be the means for forgiveness and healing, to be God’s hand to lift up the fallen and the heart of God to hold and embrace
CONCLUSION ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
** With God and with one another the gift of presence becomes just what the doctor ordered: assistance, comfort, healing
** And it is a gift given by simply embracing the humble, selfless, generous spirit of Jesus
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
