De Colores!
I am so excited; I just spent two days with
leaders from other 4th Day movements.
Along with Dave Erdman, Doug Burrows, my
husband, Paul and ten others, we talked about
our perspectives and the communities from which
we came. We discussed the history that we have
in common and the histories that make us
different.
The movement that you and I are part of is so
much bigger than any one of us because it is
inclusive of all of us. The movement that
began as Cursillo® is about the whole body of
Christ. It involves Roman Catholic,
Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran,
and other church bodies. What makes it so
beautiful is that it is made up of individuals
who just want to serve our Lord; those who share
in His grace; and pass it on. The movement
is made up of individuals, with their own story,
and with their own calling. Just like you
and me. Do you remember your weekend and
the months that followed? When I completed
my weekend, I was ready to set the world on
fire. How about you? May I remind you of that
moment? The moment when you were feeling
so filled with the Holy Spirit that you were
listening for direction?
It began when you were challenged to think
seriously about God and where he fits in your
life. Do you remember the ideal Rollo?
How it challenges a person with three questions?
Can you hear them being asked? “On what do I
spend my spare time, my spare money, and on what
do I think about most?” Well? How
has that changed since before your weekend?
January ’08 came and went and the Lenten season
is upon us. What are you thinking about?
Have your New Year’s resolutions already been
forgotten? What about your prayer life?
What about your piety, study and apostolic
action? Have they been set aside for when you
have more time, or more money, or less to think
about????
Know that you are not alone! Christ has
called us and continues to call us. He
also calls others and will continue to call
them. We are the body of Christ – in this
together. Others struggle in the same way as we
struggle. They receive renewal in the same
way we receive renewal. Some He will renew
through Via de Cristo, others through Emmaus,
Tres Dias, or Cursillo® movements.
And yet, there are those He will call because
“we” were the face and hands of Christ to them.
It all works together for those that love God.
As the church journeys to the cross this spring
let us all be ever mindful that the journey was
for everyone because “God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whosoever believes in Him, shall not perish, but
have everlasting life.” No ifs, ands, buts
or discriminating factors about this message.
The body of Christ is as small as you and I and
as big as everyone on this planet!!!God does
love you, and so do I! Tracy |
