Comments on: abundance

By: NotShyChiRev

NotShyChiRev — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 06:09:00 +0000

Oh yeah,

And one high school self deserves another.

Abundance is setting aside “how can I measure up” and getting to, “wow, these are some way cool, down-right hospitable folks she’s invited me to meet.”

By: Martha

Martha — Fri, 18 Feb 2005 01:09:00 +0000

I hope what comes next is an intermingled coexistence that you rejoice in some days and take for granted on others, but never too many of the latter in a row.

Do you know the work of the poet, Jane Kenyon? Here’s a link to her poem “Otherwise,” which kind of says it all for me. When we think about what it would be like to live without the things we treasure, the people who are air to us, we know what matters.

http://www.izaak.unh.edu/exhibits/kenhall/OTHER.HTM

By: pastorg

pastorg — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 06:31:00 +0000

Abundance is walking the labyrinth on a wonderful evening with your best friend and a Spirit-filled dog; laughing so hard we were on the ground; getting lost and being taken back into the center and that, for once, being ok.

Abundance is finding childcare at the local gym that has a NIA class (part dance, part energy work, part other stuff) - an hour of me time with bare feet and fat thighs moving again to the music. (Can I say it again? And Childcare!!!!!!!! I will not think about the number of children Ms. Pat - an elderly woman with a contagious smile - will have to take care of at once, only that for an hour my child has a place to go.)

Abundance is a sermon that is truly God-given, and for once being able to preach it even though I don’t know why these particular stories need to be told to these particular people.

By: Mamala

Mamala — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 06:20:00 +0000

Abundance…everything everywhere is all right already.

By: revmom

revmom — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 02:51:00 +0000

I don’t know what abundance *is* but today it was hearing a pastor in the neighboring community say “Oh, you’re at that cute little church in the cute little town–good for you!”

And… Sitting in a too-warm Sunday school room with five eighth grade confirmation students (boys) and seeing the look on their faces when you can sing the whole of “Bohemian Rhapsody” from memory–with wicked riffs!

By: reverendmother

reverendmother — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 22:26:00 +0000

Martha, if you haven’t heard it, this NPR commentary was an interesting take on Valentine’s Day as somewhat deficient in that it centers around the beginning of love–but what comes next?

I enjoyed it in light of our relatively low-key V-day–R was sick, I was tired, but it was just fine.

By: Martha

Martha — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:36:00 +0000

Abundance is a husband who still loves you, even when you fall asleep right after dinner on Valentine’s Day…

By: rev mommy

rev mommy — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 19:59:00 +0000

abundance is my 11 year old making her daddy and myself homemade cookies (slightly, um, BROWN) and then washing up herself.

abundance is my 90 year old Pastoral Counseling Prof bringing me something he just “whipped up” in the kitchen to help out a little (vegetarian fried rice… with tofu)

abundance is forgetting I had called the maid and coming home this morning to a clean house.

rev mommy, not reverendmother, just too confusing I know.

(maybe we have an abundance of clergy mothers =o) )

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 17:37:00 +0000

Abundance is staying up late to read blogs when you shouldn’t–but you can, so you do.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 17:08:00 +0000

Abundance is going to a midnight screening of an upcoming “geek” movie, even though I have work/school early the next morning.

Abundance is my cd collection.

“A bun dance” is when I shake my tooshie to music.