Another Week

Posted by Marvin on June 1, 2010 under Uncategorized

This is a week that is shortened by a holiday. I find myself here in the office today working on a sermon and worship materials since I’ll be preaching at the First Presbyterian Church of Iberia Parish this coming Sunday. I have appreciated the opportunities to preach in the Presbytery of South Louisiana, beginning with the February Presbytery Meeting and continuing to this day.

Since I entered into Governing Body work at the presbytery level I have missed the opportunities to preach on a regular basis. In other presbyteries I have served the Personnel Committees have been hesitant to allow me to preach more than once per month, and in one presbytery even that was too much.

Here in the Presbytery of South Louisiana I have pledged to be available to meet with pastors and congregations in any way possible. For some of you, that has included leading worship, preaching, and leading in the sacrament of Holy Communion. I am grateful to all of you for these opportunities.

On another front, my prayers continue to go out to those who are affected by the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Current events tell us that this is a mixed blessing. The oil spill continues to spew out into waters that protect so very much sea life. That is the down side and we continue to seek ways to end that spill. But the up side is that BP has uncovered a huge cache of oil that was previously unknown to us. Once we have weathered the current disaster – and that may take years – we will eventually come to know the benefits that are there as well. I do believe that we will also have to invent new technology to reach these deep sea deposits of oil.

All in all, the situation needs a great deal of prayer and action.

MG