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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Lent Devotional: March 15

From the Desk of Rev. Laurie Furr-Vancini:


I arrive before everyone else.
Loads of food for BEAM lies on the floor.
Books on the front desk counter - heartbeat of God and pillars of creation.
Boys from the American Boys Choir frolic in the garden.
Gathering, 10, 20, 30 in red, white and blue.
Hackysacking, wandering, picking pomegranates.
My desk strewn with cameras, fish banks, worship prep, LOGOS, VBS paperwork.
The day to come.
All is right with the world.
God smiles.
Across the globe the numbers of dead from Japan rise as tall as tsunami waves.
God weeps.
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2 comments:

  1. Kasey PetersMarch 15, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    Isn't it amazing that here in our part of the world life goes on as usual when our neighbors in Japan are suffering and devastated. I feel like there is something I should be doing for them, but what can I do but pray? Maybe that is the best thing I can do for them.

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  2. UnknownMarch 15, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    Yes, It is amazing! We are in this bright lovely world showered in sunshine and peaceful days. They are in the darkest days of death and devastation. They must think it is the end of the world! My heart breaks for them. I know God is heartbroken as I struggle to understand it all.

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