Going Green!

On June 12, 13, 14; Pat and Boyd Forest (delegates), Shannon Willey, Annie and I went to the Wisconsin Conference Annual Meeting. The theme was:

“Creation and the Environment; Living Gracefully”
"The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it, the world and those who live in it."
Psalm 24

The keynote speaker was Jean Feraca, the host of a public radio program. During her presentation, Jean talked about how connected we are to God’s creation on Earth and throughout the universe. She showed some amazing pictures taken by the Hubble telescope and had some cartoon images to illustrate our connectiveness to the earth. I was struck by the images she showed and the illustrations she used. Though I knew that we were part of creation, I never thought about how connected we were and how dependant we are to the world around us.

Throughout the conference, Ken Medema provided musical responses to the issues at hand. Ken has been blind all of his life, but I think he can see things better than I can. I was blown away by this man’s talent for music. Many times, he would listen to people’s stories and then create a song immediately, retelling the story he just heard. Ken was the life of the conference for me.

I truly enjoyed the conference. All 5 of our kids were engaged in activities that were appropriate for their age. We camped in a pop-up camper and all of us slept well after a full day of events. Saturday night- we had a campfire and it was awesome!!! The stars where out and God’s creation was amazing!

Watch and Learn

S- “When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he (Isaac) said, ‘she is my wife.’ He thought, ‘The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, b/c she is beautiful.’” Genesis 26.7

O- In Genesis 20.11-12, Isaac’s father Abraham claimed that Sarah was his sister. Abimelech just happened to the king. I find it ironic that Isaac uses the same playbook as his dad to the same king, Abimelech. Isaac was truly a chip off the old block.

A- This passage challenges me to reflect on the things I do and have done. Have I made the same mistakes as my dad? I love my dad, but am I a ‘chip off the old block’ in some wrong areas? I need to really reflect and grow in a positive way.

P- Lord, open my eyes to my actions and my dad’s actions and help me not to repeat what you don’t want repeated. May I learn and grow so you are given the Glory. Amen