This Sunday, Bethel will be celebrating its 5th annual Fine
Arts Fair. Note the subtle change from “Art” to “Fine Arts” which reflects the new
addition of a musical program. This year's theme is "God Walk." Again the
fair will include two art galleries (school in Torvend Hall, Church in the
Fireside Room), a public display of art projects on our front lawn, and
opportunities for prayer and reflection along a path around the campus. Visitors of the Art Fair have the opportunity
to purchase baked goods in support of our youth program, enjoy a taco bar lunch,
and listen to live music.
As Christians, we trust that we walk with God when we
follow in Jesus’ footsteps in a manner that he has laid out for us. That walk includes awareness
- that we are God’s beloved creatures,
- that God loves all His/Her children,
- that we have been created for a purpose,
- that we don’t live in the manner that is pleasing in God’s eyes,
- that we are called to act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God, and
- that we are Christ’s body on earth.
In light of
this mouthful, what is “God Walk”? Worship? Prayer? Scripture study? Teaching?Service? Healing? Prophecy? Protest?
It is all
of the above and more. The title of a
book that my younger daughter’s class reads each day as part of their homeroom
class says it all Love
Does. Love, indeed, is more than a sentiment,
love is action. Jesus has demonstrated that
sort of active love in his life and death. Now it’s
our turn to live lives of love in his name.
In addition
to the art fair, we will also be lifting up in worship the 5 youth and their
adult sponsors who recently went South to Tijuana to help build houses with
Esperanza International. Their work is a helpful reminder to all of us that walking with God involves active stops along the way and it involves " Camina con Dios," walking with our
neighbors, both near and far, so that they may have healthy, wholesome, and safe lives and homes.
Amen.
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