Snippet
How are we to get along with our neighbor in hard times and
good? How can we make relationships that
last? Those who live in small rural communities, who come to know their
neighbors all too well over the years, know the truth of the words of a
sixth-century monk, Dorotheus of Gaza:”the root of all disturbance, if one will
go to its source, is that no one will blame themselves.” When I read Those
words in a sermon at Hope Church, one old farmer forgot himself; he nodded and
said aloud, that’s right.” He was assenting to a hard truth, one confirmed by a
lifetime of experience.” Kathleen Noriss
Dakota pg 174
Scripture
A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to
overlook an offense. Proverbs 19:11 NIV
Song
Fray Save a Life
Step one – you say, "We need to talk."
He walks, you say, "Sit down. It's just a talk."
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
And you begin to wonder why you came
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Let him know that you know best
'Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
Pray to God, he hears you
And I pray to God, he hears you
And where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll begin to wonder why you came
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
How to save a life
How to save a life
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
How to save a life
How to save a life
Sentence Prayer
Draw us ever closer into your community, Father, son, and
Holy Spirit, that we might love one another and work with one another in ways
that Mirror your care and unending love.
Amen
(Common Prayer a Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals pg 499)
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