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Stewardship Newsletter, First Lutheran ELCA, Aitkin, Minnesota

Creative Time

For most, our creative time happens in the midst of quiet. For me, in the early hours of the morning, when the phone is less likely to ring, when that little voice from the computer that cries out to check the e-mail has not yet awakened for the day, and when there is little stirring in the house. I know I can best hear the voice of God and experience the presence of the Holy Spirit when I follow the advice of the psalmist, “Be still and know that I am God”.

Wayne Muller shares a Sabbath practice at the end of each chapter. “Lighting Sabbath Candles” encourages a short Sabbath. Find a candle that holds some beauty or meaning for you. When you have set aside some time – before a meal, during a prayer, meditation, or simply quite reading – set the candle before you, say a simple prayer or blessing for yourself or someone you love, and light the candle. Take a few mindful breaths. For just this moment, let the hurry of the world fall way.

Consider the stewardship of time. What does the rhythm of your rest and work say about your stewardship practices? How does this rhythm honor God?

 

Time Management
or
Time Stewardship?

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Is it about money? About how we use the treasure entrusted to us by God?

Is it about talents? The God given gifts and skills that can be used to build up the body of Christ?

Could also be about time? God's gift of life, measured not in units of minutes, hours, days and years; but rather to be measured as opportunities to be present with one  another, to love one another as God has first loved us, and to serve one another with time,  talent and treasure,as the way God most wants to be loved back.

untitled.bmpAs I pondered the question, I realized that the famous stewardship phrase speaks of “time, talent, and treasure” but how often do we focus on teaching and practicing the stewardship of time especially when time is sometimes seen as more precious than money?

 

    Mission Statement:
    "To educate the congregation that stewardship is how we take care of ourselves, family, friends, faith, finances, church and our world."

    The Stewardship Ministry Team:
    Sue & Dave Benson, Bill Hakes, Gordy Everson & David Meyer
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