Dear KKIM Family,
This is a bit from Mitch Albom’s book, “Have a little faith”, another winner from Albom! Sharon got it for me……..Mitch is talking to the Rabbi who has asked him to do his eulogy, The Rabbi, or Reb, as Mitch lovingly calls him, is speaking to Mitch from his hospital bed………….
Suddenly, out in the hall, I heard an infant scream, followed by a quick “shhh!” presumably from its mother. The Reb heard it, too.
“Now that Child,” he said, “reminds me of something our sages taught. When a baby comes into the world, its hands are clenched, right? Like this?
He made a fist.
“Why? because a baby, not knowing any better, wants to grab everything, to say, “The whole world is mine.”
“but when an old person dies, how does he do so? With his hands open. Why? because he has learned the lesson.”
What is the lesson? Mitch asked.
He stretched open his empty fingers.
“We can take nothing with us.”
Let me share with you this morning a Prayer that is in one of my Pastor study books…….We are all really to become Pastors……Being a Pastor is to serve, not to be served.
Here is the prayer……..
Father, walk with me in my pilgrimage as a pastor to mountain peaks that I may see Your purposes clearly, lush pastures that I may be nourished by Your truth, valleys of discouragement that I may be supported by Your strength. May Your gentleness make me great for You. In Jesus name, AMEN!
A couple of others I would like to share with you…by the way thank you for letting me share with you my walk with Jesus Christ, and my walk with Jesus to become a Pastor……..
Father God, let my words be rooted in honesty and my thoughts be lost in your light, Unnameable God, my essence, my origin, my life-blood, my home.
No Pastor can depend on anyone else feeding his feelings of fulfillment. (AMEN) It is an inside job, but anyone can achieve it.
WOW! That is so true in radio and Radio Ministry and life right?
I thank all my Pastor friends who have brought me books and study material to become the best Pastor I can.
And thanks to you all for your encouragement and prayers.
I am being asked, where is your Church going to be?…….The Ministry I am called to Shepherd is KKIM/KARS/ and the Cup.
Just one more………
Reputations are fragile. They must be handled with care like a valuable vase that if dropped can never quite be put together again. Bill Pollard
In the Love of Christ,
Dewey Sharon and family…..Please pray for Son Lars he has the flu today. ugh!
Let us pray………
Lord, we pray that we all will follow You. In the name of Jesus, AMEN!
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