Monday, March 18, 2013

Reflection for Family Ministry e-news



Last week I was struck by an article that I read on Episcopal CafĂ©. The article is written by one of my friends from seminary, The Rev. Sylvia Miller-Mutia who serves as Assistant Rector at St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco. In her article Sylvia talks about a cycle she calls copy…claim…create, a cycle that she sees in ministry and throughout Jesus’ life. She describes these words as:

 Copy… like you’re playing a mirroring game, matching the movements of the person across from you…
Claim…like you’re taking what’s outside and drawing it into your own body, your own heart…
Create…like a seed planted inside you is flowering, and flowing out into the world.

I think this cycle is what we dream of for each and every person we know, especially children and youth. I commend this article to you in its entirety. It can be found at http://www.episcopalcafe.com/daily/parish_life/copy_claim_create.php

Peace,
Lauren+

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