THE SKY

The sky gives us many signs of weather changes.  A band of clouds  dad says  means a warm front is moving in.  My early morning walk was crisp and cold but by the time the mailman was passing by it almost seemed warm enough for short sleeves and shorts.
It was certainly warm enough to sit out on the porch.  I wanted dad to pose in his bathing suit but he did not seem in the mood.  He was not feeling that great so maybe wore himself out with all the hard work he had been doing.

I  did not go visiting but had a restful day reading.

By evening it was very cold again and the stars shining so brightly you felt you could reach up and touch them.
  
 The morning sky again showed great promise as the sun chased the clouds away.  

The church no longer has the authority to claim it is the source of ageless truth. 
The church no longer has the monopoly on the teachings of spiritual education as more and more people react to the intelligent culture in which we find ourselves.
The church that moves with the changing ideas while remaining committed to a new philosophy not of power and self preservation but let the words of Jesus speak into our lives as we befriend the weak, feed the poor and bind up the broken hearted by word and by deed.

We have a minister who is more interested in what we believe than telling us what he believes.

The sky is no longer the home of God but the life of the spirit moves within and about us all!