In the dark and not…
We worshipped today without benefit of AmerenUE. No electric meant no coffee, no microphone, and no pipe organ.
Still we enjoyed the shadows of the stained glass windows as we shared familiar tunes led by piano, guitar, violin and bassoon. Still we listened to the wit and wisdom of Dr. Seuss and the writers of the books we call sacred. Still felt the spirit dance in our midst.
Much of what we “need” really isn’t, and much of what we have we do not appreciate. Still our cars ran and the water flowed, still our privelege offered choice and laughter was the order of the day. We may not have had what we wanted but we had much more than we needed. We had enough.
This much I pray for all of God’s children… enough. Enough food, enough shelter, enough love. This is what I witnessed today, and for this I pray.
I love that prayer: enough. As people question Amy and I having babies on a one-income family, we have and continue to wish for “enough.” We don’t have cable, we don’t go out a lot, but we have enough. I feel so blessed, and your prayer is perfect. I love the way you write, Katy, I love that your words and message is online. Keep it up.
July 25th, 2006 at 5:31 pmI (we?!) weren’t sleeping Sunday when you described the compassion-lab-in-a-box. I was silently hoping it might be true…then I could put it in this year’s budget, mysteriously convince directors and vice presidents that cultural competency is possible in a fortune five hundred company. Then again, maybe that’s why I (we) listen on Sundays - so we can bring the compassion bits back to places that are sometimes compassion challenged. We need you, this.
July 26th, 2006 at 1:58 amFellow friends from the dark (or not!), it’s now Thursday and most of St. Louis is electrified… in oh, so many ways! I do wonder what lessons we will take from this past week? What humility? What hope?
July 27th, 2006 at 8:37 pmPeace to you both…