Bargaining with God
Sometimes, we approach our spirituality as if there is anything to bargain about it with God, Nature, the Universe, you name it. Instead, we find out that our Truth is inevitable and waiting for us to be expressed with as few limitations as possible.
This Sunday, Jean-Marie will address the relevance of finding ourselves in service to celebrate our uniqueness and contribute to the much grander Idea of World Peace among all of us. The time of bargaining is over as we become ready to embrace who and What we truly are.
Join us this Sunday for an inspirational message, wonderful music, true fellowship, and a special gift to take home.
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Sermon Notes
The Wide Spectrum of Mothering
by Amy Young
To those who gave birth this year to their first child—we celebrate with you
To those who lost a child this year – we mourn with you
To those who are in the trenches with little ones every day and wear the badge of food stains – we appreciate you
To those who experienced loss through miscarriage, failed adoptions, or running away—we mourn with you
To those who walk the hard path of infertility, fraught with pokes, prods, tears, and disappointment – we walk with you. Forgive us when we say foolish things. We don’t mean to make this harder than it is.
To those who are foster moms, mentor moms, and spiritual moms – we need you
To those who have warm and close relationships with your children – we celebrate with you
To those who have disappointment, heartache, and distance with your children – we sit with you
To those who lost their mothers this year – we grieve with you
To those who experienced abuse at the hands of your own mother – we acknowledge your experience
To those who lived through driving tests, medical tests, and the overall testing of motherhood – we are better for having you in our midst
To those who have aborted children – we remember them and you on this day
To those who are single and long to be married and mothering your own children – we mourn that life has not turned out the way you longed for it to be
To those who step-parent – we walk with you on these complex paths
To those who envisioned lavishing love on grandchildren -yet that dream is not to be, we grieve with you
To those who will have emptier nests in the upcoming year – we grieve and rejoice with you
To those who placed children up for adoption — we commend you for your selflessness and remember how you hold that child in your heart\
And to those who are pregnant with new life, both expected and surprising –we anticipate with you
This Mother’s Day, we walk with you. Mothering is not for the faint of heart, and we have real warriors in our midst. We remember you.
