He has told you, O man, what is good;
and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?
A wonderful Sunday School lesson today. An amazing group of speakers. The young speaking of their faith journey through high school, and the not so young, reminding them and us, that the journey starts again everyday. Marilyn Marks, retired recently from Saint Andrews Society. She used to be a teacher, a banker and then a soldier fighting hunger. She now searches for new ways to do justice in her life for God. Now, she says she wants to work less with policy and more personally with issues. But I loved how she talked about listening and following God's call every day. And not in the lightening bolt way, but in the small ways. And to do justice, not charity. It blended perfectly with Dr. Kort sermon calling us to decorate the world every day with small kindnesses.
Marilyn's path was not clear. I was moved when she spoke of how she had constantly moved from plain sight, to where she thought she could not be seen all through her life. And it took time for all the pieces of her life to fall into place to be have God use her life in a big way, while she simply lived her life. All while riding her Harley with her husband. At the end, one of the young speakers couldn't stop himself from exclaiming, "You are Awesome" as she finished. I agreed. Message delivered in a very personal and new way.
I hope I can show kindness and justice through both my work and my personal life. And by mentioning it publicly, I hope people hold me accountable.
