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Nothing in my hand I bring.  Do you know this song? I hope so since it’s a familiar one that.  It’s not what I’m intending to write about, but it’s being very persistent about repeating itself as I type these words.  So I’m going to ignore and get on with it eh?   Nothing Left?  Let’s see. 

Nothing Left

Nothing left so I heard
“I’m the last of eleven children
and the rest are all gone.
Nothing left at all for me now.”

I heard the words and my heart
sank and then I recalled the words in
a book recently read. “I’m lucky”.

So I continued my conversation,
“Do you have any family? Kids perhaps
or grandchildren?”
I heard a hoped for answer
“Yes”.
So we talked and discovered
how lucky we both are.
Having our health, our families
and so much more.

We are able to walk, and
do the things we love, and
we are generally comfortable
in our own bodies.

I continued to think
about this conversation
(as women are apt to do) and
thought, I have so much,
that I can say
“How lucky I am” to have

Faith in God (tenuous as it
is at times)
Critters that make me laugh
A Warm home
A garden to provide sustenance
for myself and my critters.
Lego, puzzles, and colouring.
And my family.

Family in faith
family in marriage and blood
and indeed family in birth.
Made family in friendships.

So is there really
nothing left?
See the bigger picture yes?

This morning in church we had our monthly communion service.  Pastor Luke was clear about who should, and who should not take part. Have faith in God and his redeeming work, come to the table.  Lack faith stay put in your seat.  As I’ve been mucking about this afternoon wondering if I’d ever come up with something for Miss Kate’s word prompt, I thought perhaps this might be hold the answer for me?   Some will come, others will not. 

Some Will Come

Twixt gardening, extra work
and a busy, yet foggy mind
the word some left me hanging
wondering if this week is
one I’d have to skip.
Tired this morning I was
tempted to church not
to make, but hubby was eager
so off we went.

Yesterday see,
left us both feeling discouraged.
Projects undertaken, but
not completed. Feels a bit
the bummer you know?
And when weird dreams in the
night follow, it leaves
a foggy, befuddled brain.

Youth pastor Luke talked
to us about the words
Law and Word as found
throughout the book of James.
Speaking to how the
gospel is found in James
in the use of these two words.

He tied that in with
communion, the Lord’s supper,
if you will.
And how God’s grace
allows us to come.
but some shouldn’t come
because they won’t
acknowledge God’s grace
in their lives.

And for those some who
will come, we do see God’s
grace so evident in our lives,
in his forgiveness of our
deep wrongdoing.
but for those
some who won’t come, they
should stay in place, and
contemplate the word, and
the law, and how it showcases
the good news found within
the book of James.

Sermon in a nutshell

The word is God’s word, his truth
imparted to us, that is
implanted in our hearts, so that
we can be doers of the word.
The law is a perfect thing,
that brings us liberty, and comes
to us from the King of Kings,
and let’s us find rest in the
freedom of forgiveness.

That’s the good news you know?
Some of us will come, and
Some of us won’t. Will you be
one to stay and ponder? To see
the good news of James for the first
time? And then come, be one who will
come and share the table, with
others who’ve seen the same truth?

We can talk if you’d like. 🙂