Monday's thoughts about Sunday's sermon

"Reaching for Something Higher"
I thought it might be important to think about the future and to prepare for it. As best I know the only way to be happy with the future is to do what we can to prepare for the best future we can build.

One of the primary aspects of the Christian faith is the idea that our reach must exceed our grasp. We have an obligation, as people of faith, to go where we have never been, to do what we have never done, and to seek to accomplish more than we dreamed we could.

If Moses had not had this kind of attitude the people of Israel would still be in Egypt baking bricks and making tombs for dead Pharaohs. If Abraham had not reached beyond his grasp he would have settled down in his homeland and never would have ventured beyond it.

If John Kennedy had not pledged to put "a man" on the moon and had not drawn up a timeline we would still be looking up at the moon with a sense of helplessness.

In our personal lives we have got to find a way to think forward and begin to move toward it.

That idea translates differently for each of us. What does that mean for you? If you have thoughts about this write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to have others read your thoughts click on the box below.

If, at the end of the week, you would like me to send you a rough draft of the sermon indicate that and I am happy to do that.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Charles Schuster