A new blessing

Dear Friends in Christ -

God has been on my case for weeks to offer you a new blessing during the season of Epiphany. The blessing that I've been praying over the folks at the conclusion of the 10:00 a.m. worship service off and on for the past 18 months is powerful:

"May God give us grace never to sell ourselves short,
grace to risk something big for something good,
grace to remember that this world is now
too dangerous for anything but truth
and too small for anything but love."
(attributed to William Sloane Coffin)

We've been steeping ourselves in this blessing. It has wormed its way into our hearts and even into some of our choices. That's good. This means the blessing is powerful and that we've had the courage to take God up on his offer to give us newness. That's VERY good.

But now it's time for something new. What? I don't yet know . . .
Please pray for me as I listen for God's next, new blessing on us. With your help, I'll hear it . . .

Faithfully,
Janet+