Good morning everyone,

This quote comes from one of my favorite theologians who is quite a character. When he would lecture at Duke, you never knew what he might say. This comes from the book I am reading for devotional time, An Altar on the World by Barbara Brown Taylor.

"Christianity is not a set of beliefs or doctrines one believes in order to be a Christian, but rather Christianity is to have one's body shaped, one's habits determined, in such a way that the worship of God is unavoidable."
Stanley Hauerwas

How are our bodies being shaped at Trinity UMC? What do we do every day that shapes us more like Jesus Christ? What sort of habits do we have that create a spirit of worship within our hearts and minds? If you don't feel like you are being shaped, I invite you to take time and be silent. Listen to your breath and your heartbeat. Listen to the birds chirping and the bugs buzzing. Pray with a spirit of openness rather than a laundry list of issues. Read the Psalms. Read the book of James. Look in the mirror and marvel at the work of God's hand. Do something today that shapes your body to be one of worship and praise.

Blessings,
Pastor Mary Frances