As I have reached my 80th year and have time in retirement and pandemic isolation for reflection on life and purpose, gratitude continues to emerge as an ever-present companion. However, I quickly say to myself, “you seem so upset with the problems of our world- the lack of honesty about our failures in acknowledging and dealing with our racial history, the fractured nature of human relationships in and out of the church, the abuse of the gift and responsibility of language (speaking only words of grace to others), the harm to God’s creation that is being manifested with the devastating effects of climate change.”
Guest Post by Rev. John Cromartie
Guest Post by Rev. John Cromartie
Guest Post by Rev. John Cromartie
As I have reached my 80th year and have time in retirement and pandemic isolation for reflection on life and purpose, gratitude continues to emerge as an ever-present companion. However, I quickly say to myself, “you seem so upset with the problems of our world- the lack of honesty about our failures in acknowledging and dealing with our racial history, the fractured nature of human relationships in and out of the church, the abuse of the gift and responsibility of language (speaking only words of grace to others), the harm to God’s creation that is being manifested with the devastating effects of climate change.”