UPDATE: here is the audio from the homily [link]
There are times of day and times in life that signal transition.
Different cultures and different languages express them in unique ways.
In American English we have night, pre-dawn, dawn, sun-up, morning, mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon, dusk, sunset, evening, and after-dark.
We do this for ages as well: infants, toddlers, pre-K, adolescents, teens, young adults, adults, empty-nesters, retirees, elderly, etc.
Life is about change.
Our faith has the power to equip us for these changes.
One confession that carries a lot of power in a world of change goes like this:
“I am not what I used to be
but I am not what I am going to be
I am becoming”
This confession can be tweaked in a number of helpful ways.
Here is an example:
This church is not what it was 20 years ago
But it is not what it will be 20 years from now
It is becoming
The Becoming is a powerful idea that embraces the moment and acknowledges the reality that we are all in process.
October 23, 2017
Make new friends but keep the old one is silver the other is gold.
The church has always been changing.
October 23, 2017
Always has been, but like the saying: make new friends but keep the old, one is silver the other is gold.