As we prepare for our merger retreat on Saturday, I am struck by all that lies ahead of us. A building that will soon be complete. A neighborhood that is filled with people who may not know a faith without judgement. A new congregation that will work with fresh eyes to see what lies before us.
In our series, Bread, Bath and Beyond, we will be leaning into the fact that God calls us to move beyond the visions that we had in the past. Just as Nathanael asked, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” you may have doubts about our future. The only real response to those doubts is the answer Philip gives. “Come and see.”
Each week during this series we will feature a poem written about going beyond the horizon. This week the poem is by Indigo Wisdom.
What lies beyond the horizon
Over there where I can’t see
I am fearful to move towards it
Though I feel it beckoning me
The offer is of a whole new life
A world where I am reborn
An awareness of what I have missed
Do I want this, I am torn
For I know that once I go there
I will not wish to return
To this life that I am living
I have so much more to learn
A gentle but persuasive hand
Is urging me to go forth
And sample some of life’s wonders
I have never tried before
I would not consider going there
but for the total trust
That I have for the one who leads me
So grasp this chance I must …
I pray that you will find a way to take a chance in the coming year. To move beyond the beliefs that you have held about what God is calling you to do. Come and see.
Peace,
Matthew