Images of God

I am not in the writing mood today but I decided to share with you through images 4 ways I've seen God working in my life this past week.

Sunday: Admittedly, I've been out of town a number of weekends this summer and haven't spent as much time as I would like at church on Sunday. But, I had the privilege of attending worship this past Sunday and certainly felt God's presence. I enjoyed Pastor Joanna's sermon about Mary and Martha and appreciated talking about our "Mary and Martha tendencies" with my own Mary (mom) and sister Laura. The worship service outdoors gave me some "Mary" time, because I could finally focus on God.

 

Monday: This is a picture of the Green Lake County Government Building. This is a new home for me this summer. No, not the jail, but the health department! As much fun as I've had doing interny things at the Health Department, I've learned from this job that being healthy is far more than not weighing too much or exercising enough. Being healthy means having a well body, mind and soul. Not only should we, as Christians, work hard to strengthen our own souls, but we should be helping others. According to a 2012 Green Lake County Community Needs Health Assessment, 20% of County adults reported inadequate social support. As a faith community we are fortunate to have a strong network of relationships at First Congo, but I've learned that there are many more people in our area that lack loving support from others.

Monday: One Tuesday I finished one of my official favorite books of all time, Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man who would Cure the World. Dr. Farmer is the man in the photo on the left. I've talked my family's ears off about how inspirational this biography is. Dr. Farmer is a physician at the Brigham in Cambridge and a rural clinic in Haiti, infectious disease specialist, founder of "Partners in Health," and Harvard Med MD/PhD Medical Anthropologist. He's lived a life of devotion to helping poor Haitians and Peruvians and prisoners in Russia with diseases such as TB, HIV, and MDR. At some point in the book, I began to feel like I will never come close to Dr. Farmer's accomplishments; and I likely never will. But Farmer addresses this worry. The author writes that Farmer made it clear he doesn't want others to strive to fit the Farmer mold. But he wants them to do something. In fact, we need  to do something.

Tuesday: On my way to Fond du Lac today, I saw lanes of clouds like these from the road. I have never seen clouds so organized before. The angels must surely be doing some housekeeping!

God is everywhere. I am blessed. Amen.