The Anguish and burden of the message

We've never met a Friday we didn't like.
You probably never met a Friday you liked very much
with all the groaning and anguish and dying there is to be done.
This day we remember and ask your mercy
upon all our brother and sister pastors
for whom Friday begins not a weekend
but one more time the anguish and burden of the message.
And when all the pastors of the Church stand face to face
the seduction and temptation of complacency
we pray for them, as for us, an unencumbered day
that they, and in their wake we,
may learn to speak more clearly
because we love you more dearly.
Amen.

written by Walter Brueggemann in 1994 in Awed to heaven, Rooted in Earth

To this my friends, I say 'Amen'.

Great River Relay

This is what I have been up to at the end of August.



Check out a link at You may recognize some faces from the picture. We ran the 207 mile race from La Crosse, WI to St. Paul, MN, as an ultra team with six members, and ran it as a fundraiser for Luther Point Bible Camp and will definitely raises between $4-5,000 dollars to send kids to camp who cannot afford it themselves!

We had a great time, though a few points were pretty painful!

AND NOW, it is on to the school year and all the great activities that come with it! I must admit I feel a bit more comfortable the second time through. A BIT! Rally Sunday will be wonderful to get going, and we have a new members Sunday at a congregation that has not experienced this much as of late--God has been gracious to us in allowing us to welcome in new folks to the area.

Paz