HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-10-18, Page 29THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012. PAGE 29.The October meeting of MelvillePresbyterian Church Guild andWMS was held in the church parlour
on Tuesday, Oct. 9 with nine
members and 17 guests present.
Leona Armstrong welcomed
everyone and the WMS Purpose was
repeated by all to open the meeting.
Leona Armstrong gave the call to
worship and the hymn, “Come, Ye
Thankful People, Come” was sung.
Mrs. Armstrong presented the
meditation which was also titled,
“Come Ye Thankful People, Come”.
Mary Douma read the scripture,
Psalm 95: 1-7, followed by prayer.
Mrs. Douma introduced the guest
speaker, Sarah Clugston. Sarah
showed pictures and spoke on “The
Mercy Ship”. It is a ship that travels
around the coast of Africa and other
countries in need of free medical
care. It docks at a port for 10 months
at a time and does surgery on cleft
palettes, eyes, limbs, tumors, etc. Its
motto is “Bring Hope and Healing to
the World’s Forgotten Poor”. Mrs.
Douma thanked Sarah for herinteresting and informative talk andthen the hymn, “Thank Thee All our
God” was sung. Mrs. Armstrong led
in prayer to close this part of the
meeting.
Mrs. Armstrong conducted thebusiness. The minutes of the lastmeeting were read by the secretary,
Dona Knight. It was moved by Alice
Marks, seconded by Linda Garland
that the minutes be adopted as read.
The treasurer’s report was given byLeona Armstrong. Leona advised themembers that the order forms for the
Glad Tidings and the 2013 calendars
have arrived. Leona reminded
everyone of the upcoming events.
Dona Knight and Jean Bewley willbe in charge of the Novembermeeting. The meeting was adjourned
and a lovely lunch was served by
Mary Douma and Leona
Armstrong.
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for that gives us health and
wholesome lives.
In his book Gracia!Henri
Nouwen, writes about what he
learned from his years ministering
among the poor in Lima, Peru
In his introduction he says:
“Gratitude is one of the most visible
characteristics of the poor that I have
come to know. I am always
surrounded by words of thanks:
‘Thanks for your visit, your
blessing, your sermon, your prayer,
your gifts, your presence with us.’
Even the smallest and most
necessary goods are a reason for
gratitude. This all-pervading
gratitude is the basis for celebration.
Not only are the poor grateful for
life, but they also celebrate life
constantly. A visit, a reunion, a
simple meeting are always like little
celebrations. Every time a new gift
is recognized, there are songs or
toasts, words of congratulation, or
something to eat and drink. And
every gift is shared. ‘Have a drink,
take some fruit, eat our bread’ is the
response to every visit I make, and
this is what I see people do for each
other. All of life is a gift, a gift to be
celebrated, a gift to be shared, a gift
to be thankful for”
We can learn from poor people to
celebrate life as a gift.
Henri went on to say, I discover
for myself what the pastor
and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer
meant when he said: “It is only
with gratitude that life becomes
rich.”
I also discovered the truth of
perhaps the most famous sentence
from the mystical writer Meister
Eckhart: “If the only prayer you
ever said in your whole life
was ‘thank you,’ that would be
enough.”
So let me return to the original
story. Saying thank you. Giving
thanks is not only important to share
with others on Thanksgiving but it is
also important, as Jesus knew, to
bring healing to ourselves and our
world. A Healing that returns
balance to our lives, gives us a
reason to celebrate and makes us see
the best in everyone and everything
in this life that God has given us. It’s
no wonder that those simple two
words, Thank you, have a healing
power to change the world! Go and
do likewise.
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