I applaud Pastor Dawn’s introduction to St. Francis and her focus his focus on The Gospel and the work of Love. Francis is an example of what happens when true transformation takes place in one’s being. We “wake up”! Francis and others woke up to the fact that God is already in us and we are in God and God is in all of creation and all of creation is in God. (Today we call that Panentheism.) Francis life and transformation reminds me of Augustine’s statement, “our hearts are restless until they find rest in Thee.” May it be so for all of us.
Pastor Jon Fogleman
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There was no text version for this. I preached without a manuscript. I used the slides to guide me.
I applaud Pastor Dawn’s introduction to St. Francis and her focus his focus on The Gospel and the work of Love. Francis is an example of what happens when true transformation takes place in one’s being. We “wake up”! Francis and others woke up to the fact that God is already in us and we are in God and God is in all of creation and all of creation is in God. (Today we call that Panentheism.) Francis life and transformation reminds me of Augustine’s statement, “our hearts are restless until they find rest in Thee.” May it be so for all of us.
Pastor Jon Fogleman