{"id":1189,"date":"2011-06-30T23:41:39","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T06:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peacelutheranseattle.org\/?p=1189"},"modified":"2011-09-06T13:31:07","modified_gmt":"2011-09-06T20:31:07","slug":"pastors-pen-for-julyaugust-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peacelutheranseattle.org\/?p=1189","title":{"rendered":"Pastor’s Pen for July\/August 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u201cIt\u2019s more than me.\u00a0 It\u2019s about the Word.\u00a0 About the people.\u00a0 There are voices to be heard.<\/em><\/address>\n
It\u2019s about LOVE.\u00a0 About GRACE.\u00a0 About knowing that we\u2019re all one race.\u201d<\/em><\/address>\n
– Laura Bermes, More Than Me<\/span><\/em>*<\/span><\/a><\/address>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Beloved of God,<\/p>\n

What do the words graced<\/span>, affirmed<\/span>, humbled<\/span>, overwhelmed<\/span>, blessed<\/span>, moved<\/span>, challenged<\/span>, and wowed<\/span> all have in common?\u00a0 Each expresses a portion of what I experienced during the observance of my 25th\u00a0Ordination Anniversary on June 26th.<\/p>\n

I am so deeply grateful<\/span> for what we shared on that day: for the many individuals who labored behind the scenes to bring the event to fruition; for the family members, friends and colleagues who joined the people of Peace in worship; for the delectable menu; for participants\u2014young and old\u2014 in the luncheon program; for the letters, cards and acknowledgments from people and places where I have served; for the variety of skills, talents, and late night vigils that all added up to a truly incredible day.\u00a0 Every element was there\u2014I just can\u2019t imagine how it could have been any more meaningful!\u00a0 \u201cThank you\u201d suddenly seems too paltry a word, but here it is nonetheless\u2014THANK YOU!<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 from the bottom of my heart<\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n

A song written by Laura B for the occasion says it so well\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s more than me.\u00a0 It\u2019s about us all, our community.\u00a0 Do we hear God\u2019s call?<\/address>\n
Let\u2019s put our hearts in the right place.\u00a0 Step-by-step to show God\u2019s face.<\/address>\n
Do you hear the call?\u00a0 Do you recognize it\u2019s one for All?<\/address>\n
Outside these walls, the Spirit moves to save us all.<\/address>\n
It\u2019s about LOVE.\u00a0 About GRACE.\u00a0 Working together to show God\u2019s face.\u201d<\/address>\n

As summer beckons, many of us will find ourselves sojourning away from home for a spell.\u00a0 For our part, we will be spending time in Montana and Oregon, pushing back routines that tend to set the agenda of our family life for so much of the year.\u00a0 We\u2019ll go to places and people who will give us new eyes for seeing ourselves and the world and new experiences to share.\u00a0 Wherever the summer finds you, whatever the particular geography of your journey, the \u201cOne for All\u201d goes beside, showing us God\u2019s face, moving within, around, and through us to bring healing and renewal. \u00a0What joy!<\/p>\n

On the Way,<\/p>\n

Pastor Erik<\/p>\n


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*<\/a> If you want to listen to this song or hear more of Laura Bermes\u2019 incredible music, check out the website she shares with her husband Joe: http:\/\/seahavenstudios.wordpress.com\/music\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt\u2019s more than me.\u00a0 It\u2019s about the Word.\u00a0 About the people.\u00a0 There are voices to be heard. It\u2019s about LOVE.\u00a0 About GRACE.\u00a0 About knowing that we\u2019re all one race.\u201d – Laura Bermes, More Than Me* \u00a0 Beloved of God, What do the words graced, affirmed, humbled, overwhelmed, blessed, moved, challenged, and wowed all have in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archive","category-newsletter","category-pastors-pen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peacelutheranseattle.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peacelutheranseattle.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peacelutheranseattle.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peacelutheranseattle.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peacelutheranseattle.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1189"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.peacelutheranseattle.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1228,"href":"https:\/\/www.peacelutheranseattle.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1189\/revisions\/1228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peacelutheranseattle.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peacelutheranseattle.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peacelutheranseattle.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}