Mustard Seed

What do Albert Einstein, Henry Kissinger, Madeleine Albright, Gloria Estefan, Marlene Dietrich, Andy Garcia, and Elie Wiesel have in common? 

They were all refugees!  Many of them came to the U.S. as young children escaping persecutions and oppressions. 

Now think about the children refugees crossing the U.S. border from Central America.  Could there be future influential scientists, Secretaries of State, entertainers, actors and writers among them?  Imagine the potentials of sharing our abundance with these children, and perhaps, we can arrive at a creative, generous, just and compassionate resolution.

"The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches." (Matthew 13:31-32)

Note:  To my readers from the Pacific Northwest (or in Canada, southwest), I hope to see you at the Holy Currencies Orientation workshop in Seattle, WA August 8-9, 2014.  Go to our website and register:  www.kscopeinstitute.org

Upcoming Opportunities to Study with The Sustainist and learn more about Holy Conferencing: August 8-9, 2014 Seattle, WA Holy Currencies Orientation September 3-4, 2014 Chicago, IL KI Catalyst (Facilitator) Training November 16-20, 2014 Memphis, TN Holy Currencies: Creating Sustainable Missional Ministries Register at:  www.kscopeinstitute.org

Reflection Questions for Proper 12 (Year A): Genesis 29:15-28    What did you learn from this passage about tradition and individual desire? Psalm 105:1-11  What does it mean for you to continually seek God’s face? Psalm 128   Why is it a blessing to “fear” God? 1 Kings 3:5-12   How do we attain wisdom to discern what is right? Psalm 119:129-126   How does God’s word give light for you? Romans 8:26-39   What does it mean for you to know that nothing can separate you from the love of God?

Eric H. F. Law
Kaleidoscope Institute
For competent leadership in a diverse changing world
www.kscopeinstitute.org