Sunday musings – March 3, 2019
On this Sunday morning living in the path of the newest proof that winter has not yet completed his visit I am particularly aware of the cycles of life. I am reminded of the Old Testament verses in Ecclesiastes, Chapter 3 which begins “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:” I am aware that these thoughts were penned at a time when there were fewer humans and, thus, less opportunity to interact with and impact these various cycles. There were also fewer medication or other medical procedures, fewer ways of sharing food and goods and fewer opportunities to communicate with each other about how to take care of each other. Despite these changes the seasons of this life journey continue; humans have a very brief time to leave a footprint; a footprint which may have a profound effect on future generations of humans.
Yesterday a very diverse group of people gathered in Wheeling, West Virginia to pay tribute to a woman who leaves a significant footprint in the Ohio Valley and far beyond. Everyone whose life this woman touched could never be quite the same. Once one experienced her unconditional love and a challenge to be one’s best self, one was also reminded there are only six degrees of separation between every human in the world. Those who filled the Christ United Methodist Church for the celebration of her life were only a small percentage of those directly impacted by Beatrice Ann Prince Thomas. There are thousands more who will touch the lives of thousands more who….
Again, I feel challenged to consider the footprint I will leave in the circle which will cover the earth. As I read Ecclesiastes I am not convinced of all that it says. I am not convinced that there is a time to kill, a time to hate, or a time of war. Hopefully as all of us grow spiritually over generations we are ready to accept the challenge of Jesus and other wise teachers to love our enemies; to embrace each other as the fearful beings that we are. Perhaps it is the season to take the risk of embracing and not judging each other; to take the risk of living with and not against each other; to take the risk of working with not against the rhythm of the universe.
Written March 3, 2019
Jimmy F Pickett
Coachpickett.org
On this Sunday morning living in the path of the newest proof that winter has not yet completed his visit I am particularly aware of the cycles of life. I am reminded of the Old Testament verses in Ecclesiastes, Chapter 3 which begins “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:” I am aware that these thoughts were penned at a time when there were fewer humans and, thus, less opportunity to interact with and impact these various cycles. There were also fewer medication or other medical procedures, fewer ways of sharing food and goods and fewer opportunities to communicate with each other about how to take care of each other. Despite these changes the seasons of this life journey continue; humans have a very brief time to leave a footprint; a footprint which may have a profound effect on future generations of humans.
Yesterday a very diverse group of people gathered in Wheeling, West Virginia to pay tribute to a woman who leaves a significant footprint in the Ohio Valley and far beyond. Everyone whose life this woman touched could never be quite the same. Once one experienced her unconditional love and a challenge to be one’s best self, one was also reminded there are only six degrees of separation between every human in the world. Those who filled the Christ United Methodist Church for the celebration of her life were only a small percentage of those directly impacted by Beatrice Ann Prince Thomas. There are thousands more who will touch the lives of thousands more who….
Again, I feel challenged to consider the footprint I will leave in the circle which will cover the earth. As I read Ecclesiastes I am not convinced of all that it says. I am not convinced that there is a time to kill, a time to hate, or a time of war. Hopefully as all of us grow spiritually over generations we are ready to accept the challenge of Jesus and other wise teachers to love our enemies; to embrace each other as the fearful beings that we are. Perhaps it is the season to take the risk of embracing and not judging each other; to take the risk of living with and not against each other; to take the risk of working with not against the rhythm of the universe.
Written March 3, 2019
Jimmy F Pickett
Coachpickett.org
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