Hi Ho, Hi Ho, its off to.......
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This weekend brings a change of happy hiking tunes whistling in my head.  Our second "child" (isn't it marvelous how they're still our child even after they're a working professional) will be married on Saturday.  Gonna be a bright, bright, sunshiney day.....
Lots of other families will spend some time back to school shopping for or with their children this weekend.  School's out for summer....turning to the wheels on the bus go round and round.....
While you're out, why not teach your child the buddy system by picking up similar school supplies to send through Church World Service and the United Methodist Economic Ministry in Solon and Salem, ME? Our ingathering is coming up in worship on August 26 when we bless our own children's backpacks as well as these gifts we send.
This is a day of new beginnings....time to believe what love is bringing....our God is making all things new.  Those words are paired with one of our hardest hymns to sing, melodically and thematically (United MEthodist hymnal 383).   But lyricist Brian Wren was helping us sing a new song to the lord with its verses.  Christ is alive and goes before us to show and share what love can do.
How will I, how will you, experience Christ's love in this season?
How will I, how will you, help another experience Christ's love in this season?
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, its off to love we go!