Pastors Message – October, 2014

Bronnie Ware, a nurse specializing in care of the terminally ill has recorded the most common regrets of the dying, and there’s no mention of missed business deals, or regrets about skipped bungee jumping opportunities. No, the top five regrets discovered by the nurse include:5) I wish I had let myself be happier.
4) I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
3) I wish I had had the courage to express my feelings.
2) I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
AND,
1) I wish I had had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.

First reported in The Guardian – 2/1/2012

When we think about regrets in our lives do we think of those undone, unaccomplished things that are really important to making our world a better place in which to live? Do we regret that we could have been a better follower of Christ or are our regrets selfishly grounded – we could have made more money? As individuals we can feel as though we can make little difference to a cynical world. But, as a body of compassionate people we can be the hands, arms, and feet of Christ to the world. We don’t want to leave this world with too many regrets. We must ask, while we are still here, “How can I be the hands of Christ today?”
“American Soldiers once came to a bombed-out church and found a statue of
Christ smashed. They collected the pieces and cemented them together… all but
the hands. These could not be found. Finally one soldier made a sign to leave
before the restored statue: “He has no hands but yours.””Homiletics, September, 2013
Peace and Love,

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