In my day Sunday School was a terrifying experience. It was all about not getting in trouble, not moving, not speaking, and not doing anything to upset the adults.
On October 17, 1969, a thousand people in Bismark, ND walked in what may have been the first-ever CROP hunger walk--and raised $25,000 to help stop hunger.
Because I am a person involved in practical cares, I cannot give the first half of the day to these things but must meditate when I can, early in the morning and on the fly during the day. Not in the privacy of a study — but here, there and everywhere — at the kitchen table, on the train, on the ferry, on my way to and from appointments and even while making supper or putting the kids to bed.
Dear God, I give you may hands to do Your work; I give You my feet to go Your way; I give You my eyes to see as You see; I give You my tongue to speak Your words; I give You my mind that You may think in me; I give You my spirit that You may pray in me. Above all, I give You my heart that You may love in me – love God and love all humankind. I give You my whole self, God, that You may grow in me, so that it is You who lives, works and prays in me. Amen.
