L'ISLE VERTE

As I sit in my office this afternoon with the sun streaming in on me I pause to think about the people in L'Isle Verte. My heart breaks for the pain they are feeling. I can't image the devastation. I just want to take a moment and offer to them, my love, light and thoughts. I offer this prayer: In the quiet of this moment as I pause to remember, I open my heart to all that is holy in my life. I hold the people of L'Isle Verte in my thoughts and my tears fall. Sadness fills my heart for the tragedy this community faces, so many lives lost. In the stillness that surrounds me, I offer my love and light. May the richness of comfort and love be with all those who have lost loved ones or whose loved ones have survived and are suffering, and all those whose loved ones have not yet been found. It is in such times as these that community gathers to be the presence needed. So may strength be found in L'Isle Verte, in the workers who are tireless in their efforts, in the community that surrounds all those who are suffering, in the love and prayer, the money and help that pours into the community in the coming days and weeks. May Strength be present and may a grain of hope be found that comfort may be felt. As one who dwells in the light, I pray. Amen.

A New Day

It is January 21st and I am sitting in my office preparing for bible study and thinking about our new website and how easy it is to be in touch with people in this new age of technology. The website for the church is almost ready to launch. The domain name will be estonunitedchurch.ca The church uses Facebook and Twitter and now a website. Such different ways of communicating these days. Unlike the communication during 1st century Palestine when Jesus was calling his disciples to come with him and fish for people. We can do that so quickly these days. It makes me wonder if we really always read and agree with all that we follow, all those tweets, Facebook pages and blogs. The disciples and Jesus had to do so much of their work manually, walking for long distances in the hot dry weather, relying on the generosity of those who they met along the way. We sit at our desks, or on our phones, or tablets and we just make contact. Are we losing the ability to have a conversation with one another. I was with a friend the other day and we were both on our tablets, yet both in the same room and hardly a word passed between us. Sometimes I wonder if all this technology is really the best thing.... It is definitely faster, but does that make us actually pack more into our already busy schedules. When was the last time we left all our electronics alone and just had a great visit with someone and talked, really talked. Just my musings for the morning.....