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Investing in the MovementMark 10:17-27 |
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A Body in Motion Needs to Be Balanced and LevelI drove to work with physics on my mind. I was in deep thought about perpetual motion machines. You know those silver beads in a line that knock each other so the end swings out and back and starts the motion again. How do they stay moving without a motor and a battery? When I was young my father ordered a grandfather clock kit. I remember sitting with him in the basement as he put the pieces together, sanded and stained the wood, and lastly placed the clock at the top. Once we moved it upstairs, we started the pendulum so it could keep time. There is a round piece on the pendulum that provides weight and direction. This weight needs to be in just the right place to keep it swinging. If the weight is too high the pendulum will move too fast and far, if it is too low it moves slower. In both cases momentum cannot be maintained and it will eventually stop. The trick is to find the sweet spot where speed and distance are balanced and equal. Once balance is found the gears can maintain the forward and back motion and the clock will keep time. This week, Broadway will begin a new series called Investing in the Movement with a message titled: Investing in Yourself. I’ll be open and vulnerable with you. I have been in a blue period recently. I’m ok, just out of balance and struggling with staying motivated and productive. So, I have set to examining where my unbalance is coming from. Like many, I start Monday with optimism and a plan to be kind and helpful. During the week, my curiosity about the things of this world gets the better of me and I turn to social media or my preferred news channel to check it all out. Honestly, I become easily overwhelmed. As a result, my abilities to keep up slowly grind to a halt. So, where is the place that I can turn back to the center? Where do I find what grounds me? Where is the sweet spot? I’ve come to call Fridays my sabbath. On Fridays, the choice of how to spend my time and attention are mine. So, what is worth my time and attention? Instead of stepping into the abyss of news and social media, I am trying to choose to unplug and consider time spent from the following list:
And, wait and anticipate Sunday morning. Take care of yourselves, and see you there. Teresa |
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SocktoberBroadway’s fourth quarter mission focus will continue our commitment to provide comfort and warmth to the children of our community. We will begin by naming this month “SOCKTOBER’! As part of Broadway’s “Countown to Christmas” we have set up the Angel Tree in the Welcome Center. The tree is there to be decorated with your gifts of socks. Bring your donations and hang them from the branches or place them under the tree. We’re looking for new or very lightly used kids and baby socks. We’ll deliver donations to Longfellow Elementary, Rue Elementary, and Care and Share. We will share more information through fall and winter for more ways to care for our kids. If you are a thrift store shopper, keep your eyes open for gently used coates, hats and gloves in kids and youth sizes. And, watch the sales in the department stores. As you purchase your own winter gear, thing about picking up one thing more for the kids. Thanks for supporting the kids in our community! |
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Broadway Book ClubAll are invited to the Broadway Book Club. The group meets once a month on the 2nd Tuesday from 10-11:30 AM in the DeLong Lounge on the main level of Broadway United Methodist Church. We will spend the next three months reading and discussing The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Contact Teresa at: teresaf@broadwayunitedmethodist or 712-322-7741 if you need the church to get a book for you. Dates October 14, November 11, and December 9th Time: 10-11:30 AM Conversations are organic and everyone present has the opportunity to share. |
