Today’s lessons center on the theme of being called and sent, of attending to how God has need of us more than we attend to anything else in our lives.
Let me begin with a story I may have told some of you before.
When I was growing up my family had a small camp in the Adirondacks alongside other small camps owned by a number of families. Among those families there was a contingent of men particularly dedicated to fishing. They calculated the weather, the right time of day, the best locations and more in order to maximize their chances of catching large fish. I well-remember the season in which they were having a terrible year of fishing and in which we all heard a LOT of grumbling. I also vividly remember the 8 yr old from next door who headed down to the docks whereupon we sunned and launched to swim or boat at water’s edge. She had her pink Barbie fishing rod in tow, along with a few worms. One half hour later the whole camp heard screams and squeals and came running to the docks to see what had happened. There was this little girl, Barbie fishing rod bent in half, bringing in (with some help from a few others) a two-foot long fish; at the wrong time of day, in the wrong kind of weather, with a pink Barbie fishing rod. She had accomplished that which all of the grown men had failed, with just her pink Barbie fishing rod.
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February 5th, 2012 is sure to be a memorable music afternoon. 
The Bernstein Bard Trio and Brian Melick are back, but the group has grown by one. They're now a quintet! Join us for an afternoon of incredible music, and relax a bit before the Superbowl festivities!
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