Dear friends-
The previous post is a picture of "my baby." Feel free to add your own!
Special thanks to Reyanne for sharing her thoughts. I especially liked her reflections regarding the title "parent." I still struggle with how much practice in involved in being a parent - and I have an 18 year old! Just yesterday my daughter called to say she is having trouble with her college roommate. Ever the optimist, she's sure all will be well, but as her "parent," I am being forced to practice "staying out of it." It's incredibly difficult! After all, as a parent I am practiced at fixing things... and this is something I cannot fix/should not fix... Letting go is something else we'll have to learn...
In our reflection for this week Lindsay Lunnum says, "Parenting, like faith, is something that takes practice." Do you feel that this is true? Do you have to practice your faith in order to have a rich spiritual life? I know I do. How can we help one another "practice our faith?" while we are also practicing our parenting?
As I read this piece I also wonder if parenting (I know at least one of you is still waiting to be a parent... won't be long now!) has changed your spiritual life at all. We'll talk about this more as the Christmas Pageant nears... I never connected so fully with Mary until I had a baby of my own.
By the way - Our next Joyful Noise family service is on November 18th, and the pageant is on December 16th! Come and see! and bring the kids!
May God bless you and keep you - and your families -
Rev. Meredith
I was really over thinking my response. I think I just start from a different plac. I am always pulled to be an active participant in my relationship with God. I don't like calling it practice. That is what has had me thinking.
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