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Care of the Soul When we say a person
has soul, we recognize a certain quality. We know intuitively that soul has
genuineness, depth value, relatedness, heart, and personal substance. Attention to the
soul is a never ending process. I recognizes how he was caring for his soul
when President Harry S Truman reflecting on the previous days end. “I was so tired, I could
hardly set up, went to bed right away. After playing Margie’s song
record and then played the piano – the Minuet in G and Chopin waltzes.” Truman by David McCullough It is as if the soul
has work to do. If ignored, we hear complaints, such as: emptiness,
meaninglessness, vague depression, disillusionment about marriage, family, relationships,
a loss of values, yearning for personal fulfillment, and a hunger for spirituality. Having been touched
by God's desire, I want to make that desire for God the determining factor
for all my choices.
Since 1995, I have been in group
and individual spiritual direction. Last year both slipped away and I am
experiencing some of these complaints. What works for you?
Sports, music, walks in the woods, Bible study, striving for justice,
theological reflection, prayer are a few of the possibilities. If Group
Spiritual Direction is what works for you, I recommend the Oasis Ministries
offerings in the I encourage you to
care for your soul. Be intentional, be regular, be brave. Bill |
Inside this issue Take
Note/Act Now § Care of The Soul § § Job Opportunities § Issues of Tidings § Mileage Reimbursement Rate § Hurricane Relief
Efforts § Middle East Task Group § Marriage Equality § Retreat For Clergy § Forty Days of Purpose Prayer Concerns
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People George
Demass was
recognized for the 30 years of ministry at Perry Hall |
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Prayer Concerns Fallston PC asks for prayers :
Lakeland PC asks for prayers
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Take Note/Act Now Don’t miss all the new Also on our website The
Presbytery of Baltimore posts job
opportunities: http://www.baltimorepresbytery.org/opportunitycalls.html. Past Issues of Tidings are available at: http://www.baltimorepresbytery.org/midweekmail.html. The
Federal Government has raised the mileage
reimbursement rate to 48.5 cents per mile effective September 1, 2005.
The Presbytery’s policy is that churches should pay the federal
reimbursement rate. As of
September 12, 2005 the presbytery has received $7,871.50 for Hurricane Relief Efforts on Katrina.
Contributions are forwarded to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance on a weekly
basics. Thanks for your support for more information. http://www.pcusa.org/pda Middle East Task Group
invites new members to join the Middle East Task Group on Thursday, September
15, 2005 10 a.m. to noon at Light Street Presbyterian Church. The Final Report of the Task Force on
Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church has been issued and is
available for you to read. A special meeting of the presbytery of Forty Days of Purpose –
Starting October 9, 2005 at Fallston PC (read more) |
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Charles Forbes, Stated Clerk |
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Alice McGee, Coordinator of Information Services |
Judi Forrester, Coordinator of Financial Services |
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