The Youth Missioners and adult leaders landed at JFK Airport at 1:20AM after leaving our Honduran family with blessings on the Diocese of New York and the Diocese of Honduras. In Honduras we sowed seed and will reap the harvest throughout our lives!
While still upstairs in the Airport we gathered in a circle and thanked God for being with us every step of the way no matter where we went along our daily Labyrinth walk. We were reminded once again that our souls had been restored and our cups overflowing (Psalm 23). This was our guiding scripture for walking the Labyrinth. Each of us embraced the labyrinth as a metaphor for life and growth and even in moments of confusion, we turned to God for guidance.
In the circle of prayer we thanked God for our new beginning and blessing us with his abundance. The Reflection Team selected 2 Corinthian 9:6-15 as the guiding scripture for Sunday, August 19th. It reads as thus “The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work. As it is written, “He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.” He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for your great generosity, which will produce thanksgiving to God through us; for the rendering of this ministry not only supplies the needs of the saints but also overflows with many thanksgivings to God. Through the testing of this ministry you glorify God by your obedience to the confession of the gospel of Christ and by the generosity of your sharing with them and with all others, while they long for you and pray for you because of the surpassing grace of God that he has given you. Thanks be to God for his indescribable gifts.
One evening during reflection we were reminded of the “teenage media coverage” in America where only the dark side of life is reported because it sells. As youth leaders on this journey we encourage the Church to boast in the Lord of his work in the young people of Trinity Church/St. Paul’s Chapel and Cristo Redentor. Journey to Adulthood blends actions and contemplation in teaching young people faith living while taking on new levels of responsibility.
We felt the evidence of the “Prayer for Young people” every day while in Honduras and we thank Trinity Church/St. Paul’s Chapel and friends for your blessings. While, still in the circle of prayer at JFK we joined you in prayer. God our Father, you see your children growing up in an unsteady and confusing world: Show them that your ways give more life than the ways of the world, and that following you is better than chasing after selfish goals. Help them to take failure, not as a measure of their worth, but as a chance for a new start. Give them strength to hold their faith in you, and to keep alive their joy in your creation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (BCP)
With steadfast faith,
Ferina Moses
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment