Good morning.

It is an overwhelmingly beautiful day, with full sunshine and the promise of spring.  With no precipitation in the forecast, we will meet tomorrow at 10:30 at the Mays.  And I, for one, can’t wait.

We’ve spent some time apart lately, so please remember to turn your clocks tonight – I’d hate to miss any of you.

See you tomorrow!!

Love. peace.

Good morning.

Well, this shot of weather has taken me a bit by surprise.  We are concerned about 934, which has historically been a serious problem in situations like  this.  To take the chance that even one of us could be in any danger seems irresponsible.  So, we will cancel today, and continue our study next week, when this relentless winter is one week closer to spring.

Enjoy your day.

Love. peace.

As the snow continues to fall, we are forced to give some attention to our service tomorrow.  I am hopeful, even with the accumulation, that the rising temperatures will make cleanup possible.  In this case, we will meet at the regular time at the regular place (10:30 AM at the Mays), to be followed with our community meal.  If this is not the case, we may change either time or place.  Unless we cancel altogether, any change will still include our meal.  Please check this website tomorrow, I will make a decision and post by 9 AM.

This weather (sub-zero temperatures, new snow EVERY day!!) is beginning to wear on all of us, but there is one very welcome side-effect.  We slow down.  The usual pace of culture is exhausting, chasing ‘productivity’ every moment of every hour.  We try to fit gallon jugs in shot glasses, we run until we break.  This weather forces us to sit down under blankets, playing games, eating as families, talking, listening, holding hands, taking naps.  We can finally breathe again, slowly, deeply, peacefully.  And that is no small thing.

Enjoy.

We will NOT be meeting this morning. We will continue our study and share our meal next week, 2/22/15.
Love. Peace.

This Sunday, we will continue in our conversation of Colossians. Chapter 3 carries many large, troublesome ideas (seemingly inconsistent with chapters 1 & 2) into our lives and sets them down in the middle of the living room, so we’ll wrestle with what it means when what we read just doesn’t make any sense. And, hopefully, by the time we’re finished, it just might.
This weekend, we will also engage in one of my very favorite practices. After the service, we will stay and eat together. Everyone is invited to share this wonderful food together, unhurried and fully aware of the sacred nature of the community meal.
I hope to see you all there.
Of course, there is the possibility of weather being an obstacle to our gathering. If this occurs and we are forced to cancel, I will post here, so you may want to check before you brave the snow and, as I heard a newscaster state, “life-threatening wind chills.”
Love. Peace.