Friday's thoughts on Sunday's sermon

"When Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"

Three points to this sermon:

1. When smoke gets in your eyes you can't see with your eyes as well but there is a chance you can see with your heart that you are not alone in the struggle. Fort Collins is a wonderful community. Its true character shows through all the time. Since the fire the best character of the community has emerged. We are more of a community now than we have been because what happens to one of us happens to all of us because it could have been any of us if we owned a home in the mountains.

2. There will be a time when the smoke clears and we will be able to notice that what we see is only partial because there is more to see than we see and more to know than we know.

3. There will be a time when there is no smoke and we can see forever. It sometimes takes a lifetime to see forever. For some of us who have had troublesome relationships with our fathers it may take a lifetime to understand him. For those of us who live with unanswered questions it may take a lifetime to have some sense of how those questions can be answered.

Smoke gets in our eyes but the smoke clears and we can see forever.

What do you think about this and how are you dealing with the fire and the threat to the city, to your home, to the homes and lives of your friends?

If you have thoughts on this write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts with the readers of this blog click on the 'comments' box below.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Charles Schuster