From a raindrop to a river
From one word into a song
Source of all gifts, Friend and Forgiver
Bring us together, to pass it on.
Pass It On by Peter Mayer + Patricia O’Reilly
Peter puts a spotlight on the seemingly insignificant and
humble beginnings of a river or a song. They each begin with a raindrop or just
a word. But, soon growth takes place and there are new beginnings.
Six and one half years ago, we were visiting our middle son,
Noah who was doing his semester abroad in Amman, Jordan. We took a trip to Wadi
Rum where the movie Lawrence of Arabia was filmed. The name of this area is
also called, “The Valley of the Moon.” There is an extraterrestrial feeling
about this place. It also has some amazing Sandstone carvings.
John the Baptist seemed to come from another world. He also
wore an outfit made out of camel’s hair.
He was a cousin to Jesus. Last January, I saw a painting by Giovanni di
Paolo who lived in the 15th century (view HERE). The painting is of the Baptism of Christ.
I wrote in my
journal after seeing the painting “I
like this one because it seems to have the Jordan River some place up in
heaven. It makes it a cosmic event as opposed to some washing in the muddy
river. There is a dreamlike or even nightmarish- out of time –outer space –high
above in the heavens experience to it all.”
John the Baptist put the spotlight on Jesus. He was the
messenger, but not The Message in the way that Jesus was, is and shall be.
Peter sings,
From a raindrop to a river
From one word into a song
Source of all gifts, Friend and Forgiver
Bring us together, to pass it on
On this holy day of Advent, I’m putting the spotlight on
hunger. Our church is doing a 12.12.12 Hunger Relief campaign. What that means is we are
asking people to give $12, 12 lbs of food, and tell 12 people about it. The main blog can be viewed HERE or a quick video HERE. We’ve been promoting it in the Denver Community.
Some folks think the world is going to end on
12.12.12 or 12.21.12. But, we believe that we can and will end hunger ONE day.
If you live in the Denver area, I encourage you to support 12.12.12. If you
live away from Denver, you can still support Metro CareRing by doing a Virtual
Food Drive (connect HERE) or find a local food pantry or organization that works with
food and hunger issues.
From a raindrop to a river
From one word into a song
Source of all gifts, Friend and Forgiver
Bring us together, to pass it on.
Peace,
rtg
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