[amc] a note from the pastor
- From: "garland robertson" <pastor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Austin Mennonite Church" <amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 09:41:58 -0500
Members and Friends of Austin Mennonite Church
I pray you are comforted as you journey through experiences that sometimes
challenge and confuse us.
When attempting to instructor others in the procedure recommended for
accomplishing a specific task, eventually we realize it is helpful if
students first understand inherent characteristics which expose the reason
for proceeding in the selected fashion. Knowing why a particular set of
actions has been chosen helps us more confidently to apply new knowledge to
perform a new task. Perhaps this is true of life in general. The more we
understand why certain behaviors are more beneficial than others, both in
their application and in their consequences, the better we can choose in
becoming what we want our lives to be. Relationships are one of those
inherent characteristics that affect our growth and maturity. Are there
reasons behind the structure and function of relationships that might help
us understand better their purpose? As we develop in our comprehension of
our individuality and of life around us, we must make adjustments in our
relationships according to discoveries we make along the way. Knowing
something about what is happening in this process, the reasons why we
change, might make our transitions more inviting and less disturbing. These
thoughts will compose the sermon for this next Sunday, 'Deciphering reasons
for relationship.'
May it go well with you. Sincerely,
Garland Robertson
...always hold firmly to the thought that each one of us can do something to
bring some portion of misery to an end
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