06.06.09
On Giving the Flowers Now…
Dear Friends:
I’m sitting here with various members of the Church Staff. A dear parishioner took us out for lunch as a way of expressing her appreciation to the Staff.
How do you express appreciation? After the recent French plane going down off the coast of South America, I heard various mourners share how they wished they let the deceased know how much they appreciated them. That happens. Doesn’t it? So often, the ones we appreciate the most, are the ones that we many times most take for granted. Now is the time for appreciation, for encouragement, for putting our feelings of gratitude out where others can enjoy them.
I once heard a piece of poetry that stated:
“I want the flowers while I’m alive; be they pink or white or red. I’d rather have one blossom now than a truckload when I’m dead.”
This day you have an opportunity to be a blessing to someone and express your appreciation to them. When you do, it’s like giving them a flower. Now is the time to give the flower(s)!!
Come on by; visit; tell me whom you have appreciated over the years; I’d love to hear from you. The lights are on, the coffee’s fresh, and I believe that there is a flower here for you with your name on it.
Blessings to you, Pastor Don
