This week is Senior Sunday . . . and Thanksgiving Sunday . . . and Christ the King Sunday, the last Sunday of the Christian calendar . . . and we are dedicating the shoeboxes. That's a lot to fit in one service, but it all fits together nicely, actually.
The scripture for the week is Matthew 25:31-46. Jesus is telling the people that whenever they fed the hungry, clothed the naked, visited the sick and in prison, they did that for him, because he is with the hungry, sick, etc. The famous line is "whenever you did that for one of the least of these your brothers, you did it to me."
I am focusing mostly on seniors in my sermon. The seniors who are with us in the pews and in our committee work are fabulous people, very dedicated to the ministries of the church. And we certainly join together around our collective Thanksgiving table and thank them and bless them. But we are called, says Matthew, to move beyond ourselves to search for the least of these. In terms of seniors, it would be those who are mostly at home, shut in due to health or caregiving for a spouse. It would be those in skilled nursing care. Those who need more care and attention around the clock and so their families make the painful decision to move them to a care facility.
These people are part of our family. How do we care for them? How do we make sure we 'invite' them into our family fold? What do we do to include all of our church family? What can you do?
I welcome your responses at pameverhart@fcfumc.net or click the response button on this site.
Peace,
Pam
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