Bi-Monthly Newsletter of the Nashville Emmaus Community
November 2015
Worshipping – 24/7 Recently I came across a short writing by Max Lucado on Reaching Out. I would like to share parts of it with you. (I have adapted it slightly.) “Our biblical act of worship is not what we do on Sunday mornings in coats and ties or blue jeans and t-shirts, but our act of worship as a life-long, seven days a week process of placing ourselves upon an altar of sacrifice. Worship is living the principles of Christ in everything we do. You’re worshipping God by what you do all week long.”
Your handshake, your warmth, your walk with Christ, your friendliness, your offering of Emmaus could make a big difference in someone’s life. Did it Emmaus make a difference in your life? How did you feel when someone reached out to you and brought the word of Emmaus into your life? After you went on the Walk, how did it change you? Did it give you a renewed feeling of deeper love and understanding of your faith walk? Of your love of God? Do you want to share that experience with new and old friends?
When you take food to the poor, when you give a word of kindness to someone who needs it, when you write to someone a letter of encouragement or admiration you are in the act of worshipping. In the fast moving pace we live in, we need to reach out to people, build bridges between our hearts. We have that opportunity to provide worship in our lives by offering Emmaus to others. Our Walks brought us to into a deeper and closer understanding of what our faith means and they also showed us how to worship 24/7. We are to reach out to people, share our love of Christ and let them know how they can experience the love and grace of Christ in a deeper way; their continued walk in faith and love can grow and bloom! We can make a friend and bring that friend to a deeper relationship with God through Emmaus. We can share with them an experience that can lead them to worshipping 24/7 in a more profound way. Our Walks are coming in the spring – new opportunities for us to Worship 24/7!
Blessings and peace, Edna Vaughan
In This Issue How Your Walk Helps You Survive.....................................2 Update on Cots.............................................................................3 Christmas Gathering ...................................................................3 While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and began walking with them... Luke 24:15
Nashville Emmaus Board Ballot ...........................................4 Events .................................................................................................5 Board Members & Assignments...........................................5