HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2006-10-26, Page 27October 29
"Hearing God's
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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2006. PAGE 27.
From the Minister's Study
Quoting Ms Dickensen
By Rev. Robin McGauley
Blyth United Church
There is a quote from the famous
poet, Emily Dickensen, that I
absolutely love. I remember the first
time I read it laughing with delight
and sharing in her sentiment.
She wrote "consider the lilies is
the only commandment I ever
obeyed."
Now, I don't think any of us ever
thought of considering the lilies as a
commandment, but I personally have
grown to indeed consider this as one
of the commandments of Jesus. To
me 'consider the lilies' prescribes a
way of life that benefits the lives of
others and that prevents the harm of
others.
When Jesus tells us to consider the
lilies he is telling us to approach life
in a very particular way, a way that is
respectful of creation and all things
on earth, but what is more, to seek to
be like the lilies. The lilies do not toil
or spin, they do not worry about their
food and clothing says Thsus, rather
they recognize that God is the source
of all that they need, and so they
trust that God will provide for them.
It seems to me that considering the
lilies, and mimicking the lilies, is a
Melville
Guild
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Kincardine
WMS
The October meeting of the
Melville Guild was held in the
church parlour on Tuesday, Oct. 17.
Nine members and seven visitors
from Kincardine enjoyed a potluck
lunch.
President, Leona Armstrong,
welcomed the Kincardine ladies and
the meeting was opened with
everyone repeating the purpose of
the Women's Missionary Society.
Mrs. Armstrong read a story, Life
and the hymn, Here and Now our
God is Watching O'er Us was sung.
Mrs. Armstrong read the topic
What Does the Lord Require of Us?
Cathrine Campbell read the
scripture, James 1: 19-25. Dona
Knight read a poem Beatitudes for
Friends of the Aged and Alice
Marks led in prayer. Mary Huether
read a story All I Really need to
Know I learned from Noah and the
Ark.
Jean Bewley introduced the guest
speaker, Winnifred Mann. Mrs.
Mann gave an interesting talk on
Continued on page 32
very important commandment for us
in this day in age.
We live in a society that no longer
acknowledges God as the source of
all things in creation. We live in a
society that exploits the world's
resources, that takes more than what
is needed and obscures the line
between our wants and our needs.
We live in a world that encourages
the ownership of the natural
resources, like water, airspace,
forests, instead of viewing them as
gifts to be shared by all. We live in a
society that believes that it is up to
the individual person to provide for
themselves. In the mists of this
society we hear Jesus again calling
us to consider the lilies, to recognize
that what we need comes from God.
It seems to me that this season of
Harvest is a wonderful time to be
reminded of God as creator and
sustainer, and of God's call to us to
be stewards of creation. Being a
steward is being a care-giver, it is the
task of looking after something that
does not belong to us, it has simply
been entrusted in our care.
God calls us to be stewards of
creation, to recognize that the earth
and all of its resources do not belong
to us, they belong to God, and so
from the earth we are to take only
what we need and give back all that
we possibly can.
This is intended by God to be quite
a freeing approach to life. Being a
steward of creation is a gift, it means
we do not need to be worried about
whether we will have enough, where
pur food and clothing will come
from. Living out the call to be a
steward is to realize that there is
always enough, and enough for
everyone.
My hope in this season is that we
live everyday in deep gratitude for
what God has given us, that we
recognize that the food on our plates
is a Divine gift and that we take only
what we need so that there is enough
for everyone, around the world and
for generations to come.
And that in everything we do we
consider the lilies and know
ourselves to be held lovingly in
God's care.
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Chris Knight wishes he was just a little taller as he looks
over the juices during the Ethel United Church harvest
supper on Sunday night. (Vicky Bremner photo)
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