Monday's Thoughts On Sunday's Sermon

"What We Must Never Forget"
Sunday, May 30th

I have wanted to do a sermon series on some of the basic concepts of our faith and one of them is sin.
Sin is thought to be "missing the mark". It is a basic premise in our faith that we do not have it all together. We fail to do the things we should and we often end up doing what we know to be wrong. It is best to face it and deal with it rather than to deny it.

In this case I want to have us look at the importance of remembrance. It seems that one of our most profound sins is the inability to hold on to those things, in remembrance, we must retain. People come into our lives and they go out from us and it's almost as if they never were part of us. It takes effort and intentionality but we have to work to hold on. If we fail to do that then we come to the conclusion that it's all about us. It began when we were and it will end when we are no longer. That is a sin; a major missing the mark.

Sunday, Memorial Weekend, we will have a celebration of remembrance in the Columbarium after the 10:45 service. We will have a brief dedication and a time to reflect upon the people we've known and loved who have died this past 12 months. Then we will have a small lunch.

This is the first of these memorial events. All are invited.

Who are the people in your life you will be remembering; who have given so much to you?

If you have thoughts on this write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to have others read your thoughts click on the "comment box " below. I look forward to hearing from you.

Charles Schuster