"Corporate Communion"
Alfred North Whitehead has had a major influence on my theology. He is one of the original modern "Process Theologians" and I have been helped by his idea that God is present among us and not a force that stands beyond us.
But there is one thing Whitehead wrote I want to challenge. He suggests this about religion. "Religion is what we do in our solidariness".
He see religion as solitary; singular; each person to themselves. I think that is quite wrong. Religion is corporate; it is what we do in our union and reunion.
No place is more evident of this than Communion. At the table we become the Body of Christ. Alone we are not "the Body of Christ". Now, we can and should be "Christ to each other" but it takes all of us to have Christ materialize in the world.
Next Sunday is communion Sunday and we will celebrate the corporate nature of the Christian faith.
Never do we feel as strong in our faith as when we stand with each other to sing or as we kneel at the rail to receive the elements.
That's how it seems to me.
What are your thoughts?
I'd like to know how you work out the singularity and corporate nature of religion. Write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts click on the 'comments' box below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Friday's thoughts on Sunday's sermon
Thinking about the influence of one of us on others of us brings to mind the call of the disciples. Jesus simply saying, "Follow me" yielded a group of disciples who heard what he said and live out what he said to do.
Some did not hear it well. Judas seems to have rejected the message of peace and love and that led to a crucifixion. The others were caught up in the resurrected Christ event and that formed their lives. They remembered him and that was decisive for them. In the end that remembering became an eternal remembrance what we are the recipients of today.
We can take a cause and make it a calamity; Judas did.
We can take a calamity and turn it into a cause; the disciples did.
We can see how a cause has the power of continuance; we are the carriers of the cause.
Whose cause have you carried?
What calamity has become your cause?
How has the cause been continued in your life?
Whose name is on your bracelet?
What names have influence on your life and how have they influenced you?
If you have thoughts on this subject write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts with the readers of the blog click on the 'comment's" box below.
If you would like a rough draft of the sermon let me know and I will send it later today or tomorrow morning.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
Some did not hear it well. Judas seems to have rejected the message of peace and love and that led to a crucifixion. The others were caught up in the resurrected Christ event and that formed their lives. They remembered him and that was decisive for them. In the end that remembering became an eternal remembrance what we are the recipients of today.
We can take a cause and make it a calamity; Judas did.
We can take a calamity and turn it into a cause; the disciples did.
We can see how a cause has the power of continuance; we are the carriers of the cause.
Whose cause have you carried?
What calamity has become your cause?
How has the cause been continued in your life?
Whose name is on your bracelet?
What names have influence on your life and how have they influenced you?
If you have thoughts on this subject write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts with the readers of the blog click on the 'comment's" box below.
If you would like a rough draft of the sermon let me know and I will send it later today or tomorrow morning.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Wednesday's thoughts on Sunday's sermon
Whom we follow says much about who we are becoming. When Jesus said to the disciples, "Follow me", they made the most important decision of their lives.
This sermon, on Memorial Weekend, seeks to have us think about how we remember the people who have had influence over us. Sometimes the people we revere take us in some dangerous or destructive directions. We can think about and remember people who have been a bad influence on us and we can get lost in our effort to focus on their influence.
For example, Charles Manson spent his life thinking about a mother who really wanted nothing to do with him. The result was his need to assemble a group of psychotic people into a "family" he could manipulate into murder and mayhem. Since he received no love from his mother he surrounded himself with women whom he dominated and controlled with his hypnotic power. He killed Sharon Tate and her unborn child and several others who were living in that house. Then they murdered another couple.
Charles Manson's life of crime and serial murder was initiated by his searching for a mother who would not love him. He had a compelling and controlling personality and had formed professional relationships with the musical group the Beach Boys, and Doris Day's son.
Because of his obsession with his mother his tragic life became even more sad and impacted many others. He was convicted and will spend the rest of his life in prison.
Whom we remember and how we remember them will determine who we are and how we will live. What are some of the positive memories you have and who are some of the important, helpful influences in your life?
Whose memory do you hold onto to the point of "following them"?
If yo have thoughts on this write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts with the readers of the blog click on the 'comments' box below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
This sermon, on Memorial Weekend, seeks to have us think about how we remember the people who have had influence over us. Sometimes the people we revere take us in some dangerous or destructive directions. We can think about and remember people who have been a bad influence on us and we can get lost in our effort to focus on their influence.
For example, Charles Manson spent his life thinking about a mother who really wanted nothing to do with him. The result was his need to assemble a group of psychotic people into a "family" he could manipulate into murder and mayhem. Since he received no love from his mother he surrounded himself with women whom he dominated and controlled with his hypnotic power. He killed Sharon Tate and her unborn child and several others who were living in that house. Then they murdered another couple.
Charles Manson's life of crime and serial murder was initiated by his searching for a mother who would not love him. He had a compelling and controlling personality and had formed professional relationships with the musical group the Beach Boys, and Doris Day's son.
Because of his obsession with his mother his tragic life became even more sad and impacted many others. He was convicted and will spend the rest of his life in prison.
Whom we remember and how we remember them will determine who we are and how we will live. What are some of the positive memories you have and who are some of the important, helpful influences in your life?
Whose memory do you hold onto to the point of "following them"?
If yo have thoughts on this write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts with the readers of the blog click on the 'comments' box below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
Monday, May 23, 2011
Monday's Thoughts On Sunday's Sermon
It was something Elie Wiesel wrote about the holocaust that I has stayed with me and it was several years ago I read it.
Wiesel is a survivor of one of the darkest chapters in human history. As a child he was taken from his home with his family and put into a concentration camp by the Nazi's during the Second World War. It was part of what was called "The Final Solution" to bring the nation together by ridding it of Jewish people.
Wiesel wrote that he can forgive the people of his village for a number of things. He can forgive their cowardice. He can forgive their indifference to what was happening. He can forgive the fact that some continue to deny that it happened. What he cannot forgive is the fact that people, who knew, have now forgotten.
In his writings and his public speeches Elie Wiesel has spent his life doing everything possible to make people remember what happened to the Jews in those terrible days. If we forget we will allow it again. If we remember we will know to watch for the signs and it must never happen again.
This coming weekend includes Memorial Day. Memorial Day is the last Monday in May and originally set aside a time to honor the fallen soldiers, North and South, who died in the American Civil War. It was made an official holiday in the 1970's.
The purpose of Memorial Day is remembrance of all who have given their lives in service to our nation.
We seek to remember their sacrifice.
At the church we will do just that and at 12 noon we will conclude our service in the Columbarium where we will remember those who have died this past year who were members of our community of faith.
We must never forget the gift we have received from those who have gone before us. Sunday will be our time to remember; it will be our Corporate Remembrance.
Who are the people you will think of this weekend?
If you have thoughts write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts click on the box below.
Remembering the sacrifice of others is a sacred duty.
We value the opportunity to do it.
Charles Schuster
Wiesel is a survivor of one of the darkest chapters in human history. As a child he was taken from his home with his family and put into a concentration camp by the Nazi's during the Second World War. It was part of what was called "The Final Solution" to bring the nation together by ridding it of Jewish people.
Wiesel wrote that he can forgive the people of his village for a number of things. He can forgive their cowardice. He can forgive their indifference to what was happening. He can forgive the fact that some continue to deny that it happened. What he cannot forgive is the fact that people, who knew, have now forgotten.
In his writings and his public speeches Elie Wiesel has spent his life doing everything possible to make people remember what happened to the Jews in those terrible days. If we forget we will allow it again. If we remember we will know to watch for the signs and it must never happen again.
This coming weekend includes Memorial Day. Memorial Day is the last Monday in May and originally set aside a time to honor the fallen soldiers, North and South, who died in the American Civil War. It was made an official holiday in the 1970's.
The purpose of Memorial Day is remembrance of all who have given their lives in service to our nation.
We seek to remember their sacrifice.
At the church we will do just that and at 12 noon we will conclude our service in the Columbarium where we will remember those who have died this past year who were members of our community of faith.
We must never forget the gift we have received from those who have gone before us. Sunday will be our time to remember; it will be our Corporate Remembrance.
Who are the people you will think of this weekend?
If you have thoughts write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts click on the box below.
Remembering the sacrifice of others is a sacred duty.
We value the opportunity to do it.
Charles Schuster
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
Friday's thoughts on Sunday's sermon
The sermon has now evolved into something that we might like to think would speak to high school gradutes as well as the rest of us who are wondering abou the problems we face in our world and wondering if there is anything we can do about them.
The text from Acts reminds us how the early Christian community was able to face its problems and how it changed the world in its own way.
Acts 2:41-47
"And all who believed were together and had all things in common; and they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, as any had need.
And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they partook of food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all people. And the Lord added to their number day by dayt those who were being saved."
Let's think about what we might say to a high school graduate about the problems of our time. These problems include catastrophic diseases, natural disasters, and global warming.
1. First of all we must never underestimate the value of the power of one.
2. Secondly, let us put our worry into words.
3. Thirdly, let us let the word become flesh and dwell among us knowing that nothing can defeat all of us together.
What would you say to a high school graduate?
What advice would you think they might need to hear?
If you have thoughts on this write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thougths with the readers of the blog click on the 'comments' box below.
If you would like a rough draft of the sermon let me know and I am happy to email it to you.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
The text from Acts reminds us how the early Christian community was able to face its problems and how it changed the world in its own way.
Acts 2:41-47
"And all who believed were together and had all things in common; and they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, as any had need.
And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they partook of food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all people. And the Lord added to their number day by dayt those who were being saved."
Let's think about what we might say to a high school graduate about the problems of our time. These problems include catastrophic diseases, natural disasters, and global warming.
1. First of all we must never underestimate the value of the power of one.
2. Secondly, let us put our worry into words.
3. Thirdly, let us let the word become flesh and dwell among us knowing that nothing can defeat all of us together.
What would you say to a high school graduate?
What advice would you think they might need to hear?
If you have thoughts on this write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thougths with the readers of the blog click on the 'comments' box below.
If you would like a rough draft of the sermon let me know and I am happy to email it to you.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Wednesday's thoughts on Sunday's sermon
I have been thinking about what might motivate us to think about the world we live in and how to become responsible stewards of it. So much of what we have to do to respond to climate change is in the distant tense that it's difficult to be oriented to respond. It is much easier to go about the way we have been doing what we do thinking little about the people who will follow us and the consequences of our neglect.
Even around the church we have a group called the Green Team and they are lay people who are tying to get our staff and members to recycle and compost. It has been really difficult for us to get into our heads how we should do this. Some of our response reflect resistance but most of all it is just a matter of habit.
I think, in the long run we will want to keep in mind the faces of our high school graduates whom we will be honoring this Sunday. If we can remember that we are building a future for them and that they will inherit from us the best we can do to give them a world they can take and work with we will have succeeded in being good stewards of the earth that we have inherited from our parents.
The problems we have created in the world, most of them, are the result of neglect rather than hostile intent. We have failed to realize what we could have done and were not prepared to act in a manner that is earth friendly.
What could wake us up is the constant reminder that we have the obligation to "pay it forward" in gratitude for what has been handed down.
Worry is God's "wake up"
The Word is God's "shake up"
and The Word becomes flesh is God's "make up cause"
We can change the world if we mobilize ourselves to do it.
What the youth of today remind us to do is to find our cause, to wake up to it, and to shake up our complacency and get it done.
What do you think is keeping us from it?
If you have thoughts on this write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts with the readers of the blog click on the 'comments' box below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
Even around the church we have a group called the Green Team and they are lay people who are tying to get our staff and members to recycle and compost. It has been really difficult for us to get into our heads how we should do this. Some of our response reflect resistance but most of all it is just a matter of habit.
I think, in the long run we will want to keep in mind the faces of our high school graduates whom we will be honoring this Sunday. If we can remember that we are building a future for them and that they will inherit from us the best we can do to give them a world they can take and work with we will have succeeded in being good stewards of the earth that we have inherited from our parents.
The problems we have created in the world, most of them, are the result of neglect rather than hostile intent. We have failed to realize what we could have done and were not prepared to act in a manner that is earth friendly.
What could wake us up is the constant reminder that we have the obligation to "pay it forward" in gratitude for what has been handed down.
Worry is God's "wake up"
The Word is God's "shake up"
and The Word becomes flesh is God's "make up cause"
We can change the world if we mobilize ourselves to do it.
What the youth of today remind us to do is to find our cause, to wake up to it, and to shake up our complacency and get it done.
What do you think is keeping us from it?
If you have thoughts on this write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts with the readers of the blog click on the 'comments' box below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Monday's thoughts on next Sunday's sermon
"Corporate Cooperation; Corporate Chaos"
We wanted to have a Sunday to honor our high school graduates and to have some time to think about their future and at the same time to do something about ecology and saving the earth so that the future they have will come with the same possibilities as our futures have had.
Problems that we face today are large and have taken years to build up. The economic recession made us realize the interconnectedness of the financial world. When there are economic issues in Europe or South America those problems impact us here in the United States.
When the devastation happened in Japan we realized how the floating of the cloud of radioactive material would come across the ocean and to us. We are on a small planet and some have called it a global village.
The problems are created by all of us neglecting what we should have seen. We realize we cannot throw things away because there is no "away". We have made major improvements in our world. The technology is beyond anything we would have imagined, but we have a long way to go to revitalize the earth and make sure it will be a safe place for our grandchildren and their children.
Our solutions are corporate and as we think about the high school youth who are moving forward with their lives it is appropriate for us to think about the future of the world they will inherit.
There is nothing we can stop if we fail to realize its danger, but there is nothing we cannot do or change once we see the problem and are prepared to address it.
Ecology and graduation are parts of the same challenge. Moving on and making sure our world is safe awakens us to the task.
What are your thoughts about "global warming"; about the importance of creating our future; and about working together as a world community?
I'd love to hear from you. Write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts with the readers of the blog click on the 'comments' box below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
We wanted to have a Sunday to honor our high school graduates and to have some time to think about their future and at the same time to do something about ecology and saving the earth so that the future they have will come with the same possibilities as our futures have had.
Problems that we face today are large and have taken years to build up. The economic recession made us realize the interconnectedness of the financial world. When there are economic issues in Europe or South America those problems impact us here in the United States.
When the devastation happened in Japan we realized how the floating of the cloud of radioactive material would come across the ocean and to us. We are on a small planet and some have called it a global village.
The problems are created by all of us neglecting what we should have seen. We realize we cannot throw things away because there is no "away". We have made major improvements in our world. The technology is beyond anything we would have imagined, but we have a long way to go to revitalize the earth and make sure it will be a safe place for our grandchildren and their children.
Our solutions are corporate and as we think about the high school youth who are moving forward with their lives it is appropriate for us to think about the future of the world they will inherit.
There is nothing we can stop if we fail to realize its danger, but there is nothing we cannot do or change once we see the problem and are prepared to address it.
Ecology and graduation are parts of the same challenge. Moving on and making sure our world is safe awakens us to the task.
What are your thoughts about "global warming"; about the importance of creating our future; and about working together as a world community?
I'd love to hear from you. Write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts with the readers of the blog click on the 'comments' box below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
Friday, May 6, 2011
Friday's thoughts about Sunday's sermon
Why should we honor our mothers?
So we can live long in the land God has given us. That is a paraphrase of what is written in the 20th Chapter of Exodus. Basically, we are told that we should honor our mother if we know what's good for us.
I think the direction I would like to take with this sermon is to establish a rationale for honor our mother that would include the following:
1. We honor our mother for her sake. We honor her because she is a child of God, a human being with feelings, fears, joys, hopes, and wisdom. We honor her and recognize that she is not perfect but she is who she is and she does what she does and some of what she does we have trouble understanding sometimes. Some of what we do we have trouble understanding. Human beings are complicated. We honor our mother for her sake. We let her be who she is and give her the respect she deserves.
2. We honor our mother for our sake. Whatever role she has in our lives it is determinative. We are what we are to some extent because she helped us become it. Some of it is good and some less than good (perhaps). We honor the person who gave us some of the most important values we have held. We honor her for the wisdom she shared and, most importantly, for the love we experienced because of her.
3. We honor our mother for God's sake. There is a spiritual dimension to the relationship between and child and a mother. It is one of the strongest bonds in the world. She knows when we are sad and why we are sad. She can read our minds and hearts and we honor her for that.
Currently, here are the points to the sermon. I will be working on it for the rest of the day today (Friday) and will be rewriting it and working on it tomorrow.
If you have thoughts about this subject write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your ideas with the readers of the blog click on the box below.
If you would like a copy of a rough draft of the sermon write me and I am happy to send it to you.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
So we can live long in the land God has given us. That is a paraphrase of what is written in the 20th Chapter of Exodus. Basically, we are told that we should honor our mother if we know what's good for us.
I think the direction I would like to take with this sermon is to establish a rationale for honor our mother that would include the following:
1. We honor our mother for her sake. We honor her because she is a child of God, a human being with feelings, fears, joys, hopes, and wisdom. We honor her and recognize that she is not perfect but she is who she is and she does what she does and some of what she does we have trouble understanding sometimes. Some of what we do we have trouble understanding. Human beings are complicated. We honor our mother for her sake. We let her be who she is and give her the respect she deserves.
2. We honor our mother for our sake. Whatever role she has in our lives it is determinative. We are what we are to some extent because she helped us become it. Some of it is good and some less than good (perhaps). We honor the person who gave us some of the most important values we have held. We honor her for the wisdom she shared and, most importantly, for the love we experienced because of her.
3. We honor our mother for God's sake. There is a spiritual dimension to the relationship between and child and a mother. It is one of the strongest bonds in the world. She knows when we are sad and why we are sad. She can read our minds and hearts and we honor her for that.
Currently, here are the points to the sermon. I will be working on it for the rest of the day today (Friday) and will be rewriting it and working on it tomorrow.
If you have thoughts about this subject write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your ideas with the readers of the blog click on the box below.
If you would like a copy of a rough draft of the sermon write me and I am happy to send it to you.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Wednesday's thoughts on Sunday's sermon
Here is the problem:
I know how important it is to think recognize our mothers. I have no doubt about that. I and many others have had great mothers. She gave us some of the most important foundational values we will ever receive from anyone. She will have had such an incredible influence on our lives and it is impossible to estimate the extent of that influence.
If you read the biographical information about Osama bin Laden you see a relationship with his father. You see a mother, Hamida, who was one of the wives of his father Mohammed. You notice that Hamida is a modern, thinking, and an independent woman. She refused to carry out the traditions of her husband's faith. She refused to cover her face with a burka. She was rejected by the other women in the village. They called her "slave" because she didn't appreciate the status she had with her wealthy husband, and Osama was called "son of slave". Osama was raised by a series of nurses and nannies.
When Osama's father died in a helicopter crash he was moved to be with his mother and they had no relationship at all. He grew up with a very low sense of esteem, and with a low opinion of women.
What if things had been different? How might history have been rewritten? How would the world have changed?
Here is the problem: Not everyone with a bad relationship with his or her mother turns into a terrorist, a serial killer, or a Columbine murdered but that relationship with our mother is important.
We are best served when we have a positive relationship with our mother but, if that is lacking, we can overcome it. Many people do.
The sermon title: "I Remember Momma".
Was your relationship with your mother a good one?
If not, how did you overcome it?
If you have thoughts on this subject write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts with the readers of the blog click on the 'comments' box below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
I know how important it is to think recognize our mothers. I have no doubt about that. I and many others have had great mothers. She gave us some of the most important foundational values we will ever receive from anyone. She will have had such an incredible influence on our lives and it is impossible to estimate the extent of that influence.
If you read the biographical information about Osama bin Laden you see a relationship with his father. You see a mother, Hamida, who was one of the wives of his father Mohammed. You notice that Hamida is a modern, thinking, and an independent woman. She refused to carry out the traditions of her husband's faith. She refused to cover her face with a burka. She was rejected by the other women in the village. They called her "slave" because she didn't appreciate the status she had with her wealthy husband, and Osama was called "son of slave". Osama was raised by a series of nurses and nannies.
When Osama's father died in a helicopter crash he was moved to be with his mother and they had no relationship at all. He grew up with a very low sense of esteem, and with a low opinion of women.
What if things had been different? How might history have been rewritten? How would the world have changed?
Here is the problem: Not everyone with a bad relationship with his or her mother turns into a terrorist, a serial killer, or a Columbine murdered but that relationship with our mother is important.
We are best served when we have a positive relationship with our mother but, if that is lacking, we can overcome it. Many people do.
The sermon title: "I Remember Momma".
Was your relationship with your mother a good one?
If not, how did you overcome it?
If you have thoughts on this subject write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts with the readers of the blog click on the 'comments' box below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Monday's thoughts on next Sunday's Sermon
The Denver Broncos first round draft pick was Von Miller. He played football at Texas A & M. The position he will play is linebacker. Linebackers on the defensive end of the football field have to be the most versatile. They have to be able to tackle running backs who get past the large defensive linemen and they have to cover receivers who are open in their area.
Von Miller was the second pick in the draft. There was only one other player who was selected ahead of him. He was one of the top football players in the country and based on when he was chosen you could say he was the second best or maybe even first since the first player chosen was a quarterback and played offense.
Why mention this? Von Miller said something about his mother. He said his mother signed him up to play little league football but didn't tell his father she had done it. His father didn't want him to play football.
The Millers have their own ways of communicating and, obviously, what they did and the way they did it is not recommended as far as communication in marriage is concerned. One parent sneaking around another parent is bad practice. But what Von Miller said about his mother is important. He said, "She did it because she wanted me to be happy."
When I remember my mother I remember the things she did because she wanted my sister and me to be happy. That, it seems, was her primary motivation.
Sunday we will honor our mothers. We will remember what she did for us and why she did it. Mother's Day is a highlight of the year for many of us. Certainly, there are people for whom Mother's Day is difficult because of the sadness the day brings. There are relationships that were broken and never repaired and that makes Mother's Day especially difficult. For some of us Mother's Day will bring the sadness that grief brings since our mother has died and remembrances of her are painful.
May 8th we will celebrate our mothers; the way she helped us by doing for us so that we would be happy.
What are your memories/what is your current experience with your mother?
If you have some thoughts about that you are willing to share with me write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts with the readers of the blog click on the 'comments' box below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
Von Miller was the second pick in the draft. There was only one other player who was selected ahead of him. He was one of the top football players in the country and based on when he was chosen you could say he was the second best or maybe even first since the first player chosen was a quarterback and played offense.
Why mention this? Von Miller said something about his mother. He said his mother signed him up to play little league football but didn't tell his father she had done it. His father didn't want him to play football.
The Millers have their own ways of communicating and, obviously, what they did and the way they did it is not recommended as far as communication in marriage is concerned. One parent sneaking around another parent is bad practice. But what Von Miller said about his mother is important. He said, "She did it because she wanted me to be happy."
When I remember my mother I remember the things she did because she wanted my sister and me to be happy. That, it seems, was her primary motivation.
Sunday we will honor our mothers. We will remember what she did for us and why she did it. Mother's Day is a highlight of the year for many of us. Certainly, there are people for whom Mother's Day is difficult because of the sadness the day brings. There are relationships that were broken and never repaired and that makes Mother's Day especially difficult. For some of us Mother's Day will bring the sadness that grief brings since our mother has died and remembrances of her are painful.
May 8th we will celebrate our mothers; the way she helped us by doing for us so that we would be happy.
What are your memories/what is your current experience with your mother?
If you have some thoughts about that you are willing to share with me write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts with the readers of the blog click on the 'comments' box below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
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