Salty Summer

I pray that you are well and, as we head into the start of summer and vacations, a word of thanks. Thank you for all that you have done personally and as groups to build Christian community at St. David's. Thank you, too, for making a difference in the world by offering yourself for the good of others.

From my vantage point, we do some remarkable things as a community and it's important to take a moment and appreciate all that God has inspired us to be and accomplish. Making a difference by the way we live our lives and what we give to others is one of the surest ways we grow spiritually and we please God.

Jesus is very clear that His followers have a role to play in God's world. We don't have to be the center of attention, nor do we have to be responsible for everyone and everything. Jesus encourages us to be salt; to be flavoring; to change things enough because we have passed through or brought our time and talent and treasure in some way that we've "seasoned" the people, communities and institutions in our world. It's a great encouragement for me, and I hope for you, that we don't have to be the "main dish" or do it all, but rather that we are a little part of the change and the good that the world so needs.

So, as we begin our summer schedule this Sunday at St. David's, Radnor with worship at 8 a.m. in the Church, 10 a.m. in the Chapel, and 5 p.m. in the Church, I invite you to join me in having a "salty summer." Find some way in this more relaxed time of the year to make a difference, however small, in your family, in the people you meet and in the larger world. Find some place to use your gifts for the good of others and reap the benefits of generosity and of God's pleasure in your life. Help God build a better world in our own day and for others who will come after you.

Peace and Grace,
WFA