Beloveds,
I pray that you had a safe and sane Fourth of July and that your furry companions were not too traumatized. I went with Rev. Jim to the Redwood City 4th of July Parade and saw Alexis and Kathryn while we cheered on the Domini-Hoskins Black History Museum float. It was a lovely 73 degrees.
By the time I got home, Karl the Fog was making his way over Mt. Davidson and Twin Peaks. The Sutro Tower laser lights show, celebrating 50 years since it went into service, did not happen – at least from our vantage point. But what has come to be a professional-level local neighborhood display was beyond spectacular. Brent put in his earplugs and hid under the bed. And I thought to myself, what I was hearing then was what Ukraine and other parts of the world experience day-in and day-out. There are neighborhoods in our Bay Area that hear gunshots on a regular basis. Sobering.
Enough about me. What do you think about me? No, don’t answer that. LOL. What about you?
We have had the enewsletter column “Congregational Confidential” asking people to answer specific questions about their faith traditions of birth and their journey with Island United. If you haven’t participated, please consider doing so. You might have been surprised by what you didn’t know about someone in the room. Get ready for some more exploration.
This Sunday, we begin a 9-week adventure to learn more about each other with the series, “I’ve been meaning to ask…” Using the text from Genesis 2:4b-15, the location and creation of Adam and Eve within the story, we will ask the question “Where are you from?”
I look forward to embarking on this journey with you at 10 am Sunday at 1130 Balclutha or on Zoom.
Happy travels!
Rev. Michael Cronin
