Be…
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A few years ago, I ran into my friend Ernestine at a continuing education event outside of Atlanta. Ernestine was the Dean of Students at my seminary and served as my pastor there for three years. She came to the hospital the day my daughter Marley was born. Today she is retired.
At the conference I asked Ernestine what she was doing in her retirement. She said something along the lines of: Well, I’m 75 years old. I’ve stopped thinking about doing and instead I’m thinking a lot more about being… I don’t have any mountains to climb, so this year I really just want to be:
I want to be still.
I want to be centered.
I want to be grateful.
I want to be thoughtful and kind.
How beautiful. In life we are so often process focused. We often think: what next? what’s on the agenda? what are the next steps? Ernestine’s comments made me reflect on how we would be more healthy if, from time to time, we would think about just being….
Psalm 46 reads, “Be still and know that I am God.”
Let us pray: Loving and Gracious God, today we pause just a moment in your presence. Calm our spirits. Renew us. Heal us. Fill us. Restore us. Amen.
Daily Message Author: Joe Albright
Joe began his ministry in Sarasota, Florida as an associate pastor, and it was in this capacity that he worked alongside the Reverend Dr. Roger Kunkel. Roger was a colleague who became a mentor and treasured friend. From Sarasota, Joe was called to Jacksonville, Florida where he served as the Head of Staff at Hodges Boulevard Presbyterian Church. Currently, Joe and his family worship and serve at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Switzerland, Florida. Full Bio
