Volume 2 Issue 10

“It is only pride and selfishness and coldness that keep us from having compassion. When we ultimately go home to God, we are going to be judged on what we were to each other, what we did for each other, and especially, how much love we put in that. It’s not how much we give, but how much love we put in the ‘doing’ – that’s compassion in action.” - Mother Teresa
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Thank you for allowing this ministry into your home or place of work. My prayer is that this site may become for you a time and place of sanctuary, a way for you to draw nearer to the God of All Creation. Your comments concerning ways that the approach or format could be made more meaningful are always welcome. If you are finding this site to be a source of meaning and inspiration, I hope that you will choose to share it with others. “Joining” the mailing list on the home page will ensure that you receive a copy of this newsletter each week (you are free to unsubscribe at any time).
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This week on the Bulletin Board: “How We Treat People” was received from my cousin Gary B. of Mesa (as opposed to Mary’s cousin Gary B. of Las Vegas). Its content is so germane to my sermonic exploration of the Golden Rule which continues today. In “a letter to George” Montanan Bob Schulze has cleverly captured the way many of us are feeling about what’s going on these days in the nation’s capital. Finally, my coworker and good friend, Marta, has submitted a touching vignette which you’ll find under “Thanks for Your Time!” I thank these folks for sharing, and invite the rest of you to feel free to post your thoughts, ideas and opinions.
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I should have realized at the time that I embarked on the post-Easter exploration of what it means to experience the risen Christ that I would inevitably find myself pulling Hans Kung’s contemporary classic, “On Being a Christian”, from the shelf. Whenever a 720 page tome such as this one manages an average customer rating of five stars, there’s got to be something inside that makes it worth reading (or rereading). I’m hoping that this might be an opportunity to form a virtual book club here at GiC, where through the Bulletin Board those of us reading together can exchange our reactions and questions. The book is available in paperback for $27.00 (new) from: www.amazon.com
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Until next week…….Shalom!