{"id":1062,"date":"2013-11-05T23:00:34","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T23:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/bge\/?p=1062"},"modified":"2013-11-01T10:29:06","modified_gmt":"2013-11-01T10:29:06","slug":"from-the-heart-of-one-called-by-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/bge\/2013\/11\/05\/from-the-heart-of-one-called-by-god\/","title":{"rendered":"From The Heart of One Called by God"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MaryA special Thank You to Mary Miller for her years of serving as member and former chair of the CBGE. \u00a0Mary just finished her final term of service on the Commission. \u00a0She currently serves as Chaplain at Covenant Village of Cromwell and Adjunt Faculty for the Weborg Center for Spiritual Direction at North Park Theological Seminary. \u00a0Her post below gives us a glimpse of her heart.<\/em><\/p>\n

Three or four years old, my Mom watched me strain to see what was happening at the front of our church. All I could see were the bottoms of the standing adults in front of me! Gently she lifted me and let me stand on the pew so I could see the ritual and sacredness surrounding the Lord\u2019s Supper.<\/p>\n

Fast forward a few decades. Standing for the Apostles\u2019 Creed as part of Holy Communion, I looked across the aisle. A Dad was letting his 5 or 6 year old slide from one side of him to the other so she could stand in the aisle. There she could see her mother lead the congregation with the words of institution of the Lord\u2019s Supper. My grin felt my eyes filling with tears. Thank you God!<\/p>\n

Spiritual journey has to do with how we choose, what we feel, what we see. We don\u2019t so much think about or dream up God. We live in God in the ever present moment. Jesus gives us new beginnings not just with each repentance, but with the opportunities of each day and hour.<\/span><\/p>\n

How glad I am these moments later my personal history! How glad I am to see the kingdom of God advancing as a kingdom on earth! The Covenant Church has grown since I participated in it through my formative years! It is growing to include the gifts and graces the Holy Spirit provides to all people in its faith family! Thanks be to God!<\/span><\/p>\n

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