10/31/09 c-blog, FEAST OF ALL SAINTS IS FOR ALL THOSE WHO THE CHURCH HAS NOT FORMALLY RECOGNIZED, OLQA, "144,000 is a symbol of fulness"...feast of all saints is for all those we haven't recognized formally as a church...living reminders...think of t

10/31/09  c-blog, FEAST OF ALL SAINTS IS FOR ALL THOSE WHO THE CHURCH HAS NOT FORMALLY RECOGNIZED,  OLQA, "144,000 is a symbol of fulness"...feast of all saints is for all those we haven't recognized formally as a church...living reminders...think of these people, each one became well known by using gifts God's given to them...none identical...became holy b/c used gifts given the circumstances...stwardship renewal Sunday...how God has used the gifts ...how used resources, treasures, ...opportiunities...pause...reflect on how used God's gifts...every breath, ability, day is God's gift...[present] ...grace..goodness...saints did best they could with what God has given...to be our best...we are stewards...end of life, give accounting of how we've used our gifts...members share...ralph deppish(?) Member for 25 years...married to spec...3 grownup children...eucharistic minister...african child foundation...changed my life...assisting father kerry...sharing LJC ...answering call..on board of african child found....stewardship...what we do after we say "I believe"...not measured by worldly poss...my career in real estate...my treasures personally diminished...not easy...letting go...acceptance...imp q. What do with gifts given...how steward these gifts....all members of God's family...abide..more real, rewarding...fruitful...stwardship...stewardshi

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