Friends and Family

Hi everyone. I’m Sherry Douglas with Heart-Song. I know many of us have had
difficult weeks with grief, shock, and sadness - both personally and nationally. I
encourage you to examine your belief system, love God and others, and speak
only with kindness. My mom taught me, “If you can’t say something nice, don’t
say anything at all.” I cannot say I’ve always followed that, but I can say that
when I haven’t, I’ve regretted it - and sometimes deeply. For those of us who call
ourselves followers of Jesus, let’s be sure to “follow” his example.
Recently I found a writing that I cut out of a Magnolia magazine. I’m not able to
give the author credit, but I’d like to read it to you and hope you join me in
thinking about what we can take from it to apply with love.
“We believe in friendship, in community, and in gathering side-by-side. We
believe in lively conversation. The kind where our differences are realized and
met with honor. The kind where we leave having been made better. We believe
that when gathered around the table, there’s room enough for all of us, where
strangers become friends, and friends become family.”
Of course we aren’t going to agree with everyone, but we can treat everyone with
respect and honor. May we broaden those we call friends and family. Live the
way you want to be remembered.