GATHER TO SCATTER

After missing a couple of Wednesday night Soul life gatherings at Broadway, I hope to
go tonight for the last session. I've missed the teachings and the fellowship of our small
group. The subject for Soul Life tonight will be service so I want to hear what others
have to say about it.
Soul Life has been short-term study with big time results. We've all been blessed by
being together in the Word of the Lord and now we are sent to be a blessing to others.
It would be a waste of time to just gather and then not scatter. We are to enter and
also exit. We are to come and get something and then take to someone else. We can't
learn our parts and then not be in the play. Soul Life has inspired and informed me to
become involved. If I don't, I am a hearer of the Wod but not a doer of the Word. And
I don't want that to happen. Neither does my Lord.

"MAKE MY DAY"

I didn't go to either worship service yesterday in an attempt to stay off my broken foot.
I stayed off of it by reading two Sunday newspapers and then watching the Ryder Cub
golf match on tv. While watching the golf game I found myself becoming exhausted. I
had gotten so into the matches that I was wearing myself out. It wasn't a day of rest at
all. It was a day of excitement. So exciting that I was tense and tired.
Since I know J B Holmes and his caddie (I took his caddie into the church on profession
of faith while at Campbellsville First UMC) I wanted to see him win as well as Kenny
Perry who went to Western Ky University right here in Bowling Green. I thought that
it would make my day!
What did make my day was missing worship with my family and friends. Throughout
the morning I wondered how things were going. The three morning services at Broadway
included a Ministry Fair where booths by different groups were set up for people to
stop at before or after worship. My wife was at one and our daughter at another. A great
deal of time and effort had been poured into what they were doing. I wanted each booth
to inform and inspire those who stopped to see what was there. I hated to miss being
there but I was in spirit and in prayer. That's why I was glad to hear from the two of
them when they got home. It was more important than the Ryder Cup or anything
else. It was what was done on the Lords' Day that mattered most to me. While I was exhausted after a long day of watching golf and seeing the USA win, I was pumped up by
what was taking place at church. Even though I didn't go to worship at church, it made my day!

SOARING SOUL

I signed up to pray from 8:30 till 9:00 this morning for Soul Life at Broadway UMC. I
know that lives have been changed through this study over the past few weeks. Soul
Life isn't just a study, it's a spiritual life to live with and for our Lord Jesus Christ.
I had wanted to pray at the alar of our church but can't due to my broken foot. So I
will pray from here at home. My prayer is that we all continue to grow in the grace
and knowledge of our Lord daily and that we bring others to know our Lord.
I was touched by the service last Sunday as Broadway celebrated 100 years of
ministry. The music and message was awesome as we came together to worship.
Even though I couldn't stand up on my feet, my soul was standing up as it soared
to the highest heaven as we parised God in unsion.
The new look in the MAC is amazing. What a wonderful new look as we look unto
the Lord!

BLESS YOUR FOOT

While attending worship yesterday, a woman bent over to me and said, "Well bless your
heart, I mean your foot." Down deep inside my soul I said, "bless them both, Lord" As I
was taken to the car in a wheel chair, I thought how blessed I am that I'm not in one daily.
It takes a lot of people and patience for me to get about with my boot on my right foot or
being pushed around.
I am getting use to taking it easy and letting others take care of me. I'm not use to being
the one for whom help is given. I like being the caregiver. When I see my Doctor the
26th, I hope he tells me to "get up and walk" although I have my doubts. Until that day
I will have to hang in there as best I can.
I'm thankful for a loving and caring family that takes great care of me. I also realize
how much my church means to me. I am truly blessed.

I'VE BEEN GIVEN THE BOOT!

Monday afternoon I broke my right foot as I was taking the garbage cans out to the
street. I knew when it happened that it was going to be bad. I didn't realize how bad.
The good news about the bad news is that my right leg is my weakest leg so that I can
still get about with my stronger leg.
I will be wearing a boot for several weeks while healing takes place. It will be early
November before it is better. I will have to hold off on helping consecrate Communion
each Sunday at the early worship service and I may have to hold off on being a table
leader at our Soul Life sessions. To top that, I've had to turn down two things that
I've been asked to do within the Bowling Green District.
My family has been so good at helping me get around with my walker and big black
boot. I am having to learn that I can't do some of the things I do around the house
to help the family. One of the things I can't do is take care of the dogs. They will have
to depend upon others to feed, water and take them outside.
I've broken ribs twice, injured a toe and now hurt my foot since we've been in Bowling
Green for four years. Maybe I should move to some safer place. Just call me Crip!