What a mom does is love, love well. We have a mom here for whom all her efforts and love were met with a sorrowful ending, the death of her only son. Imagine the devastating fear and heartbreak for her. The longing for her. And the despair as she followed his open coffin out of the city, thinking about the fact she now had no home, no protection, no way out of debt or to earn income. All hope had died with her son. This level of despair only a mom can identify well. But Jesus knows the key to healing and hope, and met her along the way. He was not going to Nain for this purpose, no, was heading elsewhere, but seeing the funeral, stopped and changed the atmosphere, changed the dirge into a song of celebration by his arrival and his words and actions: ‘Don’t weep!’ ‘Young man, I say to you, arise.’ Jesus showed something simple here: be available to love the person placed in front of you. That is it on the simplest level. What we might learn about the character of God from his action, and what we might learn about the nearsightedness of our own dim ways, that is another matter. We will begin with a discussion of the passage and expand out into a message about the way we are asked to love those God places in our lives, how I was loved by others, and how I found God allowing me to love.
News from the Revetts
Greetings from Paraguay!
Our educational work with urban First Nations communities has significantly developed since our last update. Please learn more by visiting www.tmrevett.blogspot.com. Also, we'd love to hear about what you've been up to when you have a moment (timothyrevett@gmail.com, margaritacohene@hotmail.com).
If you're interested in seeing a music video that was partially filmed in the Mbya community mentioned in our update and that features some of the youth we work with (look for "Benjamin" with the camouflage, Seattle t-shirt), visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKyIrD2OmoI.
Happy Mothers' Day!
The Revett Family
Join the Journey, 5.6.18
Question: How has someone brought light to your heart or life?
Answers:
- My best friend who walks life with me and shares her life with me too!
- Grandchildren
- Many people - friends and family have been good to me but my sister in particular
- Wendy Boren Morrill
- Here at WUMC...I've been allowed to speak my truth without worry of judgment, which has allowed my heart and faith to heal
- Help in times of trouble
- Karen every day of my life
- Unconditional love from my husband
- Aurelia shows me ow to view the world with an innocence
- Pastor Brian, I thank you for being a light in my life - thank you Jesus for the gift of Brian