Rev. Calvin R. Genzel
Festival Worship - Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
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One of my favorite prayers is an anonymous one that goes like this:
“I want to thank you, God, for being close to me so far this day. With your help I haven’t been impatient or lost my temper. I haven’t been grumpy, judgmental, or envious of anyone. But, I will be getting out of bed in a minute, and I think I will really need your help then. Amen.”
We instinctively know the truth of this prayer. Somehow PRAYER helps us. Somehow prayer makes a difference. Somehow prayer can change us. Prayer is good for the soul.
Festival Worship - Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
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Recently, I heard this story: A mother went into the room of her 8-year old daughter, who had a large piece of construction paper on the floor and was coloring on it. “What are you doing?” her mother asked. Without looking up the girl asserted, “I am drawing a picture of God.” “But honey,” her mother replied gently, “No one really knows what God looks like.” This time, the girl stopped drawing, looked up at her mother, and with great confidence asserted, “They will when I am done with this picture.”