tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718913954765648297.post8056055604362486676..comments2022-03-08T11:11:07.049-08:00Comments on sermonoats: peaceJohn Leechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361984171208020181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718913954765648297.post-83641411742558609442016-07-02T16:10:26.687-07:002016-07-02T16:10:26.687-07:00Do the work as if it all depends on you, and then ...Do the work as if it all depends on you, and then leave the rest to God.<br /><br />Mother Teresa of Calcutta, speaking to Malcolm Muggeridge, Something Beautiful for God (BBC TV Special).John Leechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641016879172642002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718913954765648297.post-47808128582735442992016-07-02T15:58:21.744-07:002016-07-02T15:58:21.744-07:00What does it mean to be sent? What does it mean to...What does it mean to be sent? What does it mean to receive? <br />How does it feel?<br />What is at risk for you? What do you stand to gain?<br />What do you carry with you? What do you leave behind?<br /><br />What baggage are we carrying? “Just like American children of Catholic parents tend to be Catholic, and children of Lutheran parents tend to be Lutheran, children of the Holy Land have their parents’ baggage from the start. And very few are packing light around here.” (Rick Steves, The Holy Land: Israelis and Palestinians Today, Edmonds WA: Rick Steves’ Europe, 2014. 46.)<br /><br />On this mission we must travel light to ourselves, so that we may bear the weight of the message we carry. <br /><br />Stay together. Focus on the mission. (Sow the seed. We are responsible for what we say, not the outcome.) Keep moving forward in the name of Christ.John Leechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641016879172642002noreply@blogger.com