Tuesday, August 20, 2002
Tuesday, August 20, 2002
Yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom
we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.
Suzanne says her parents are now fairly well off. Not really rich or anything, but they own an
apartment building. They could afford to have someone come in and do the domestic work. To
this day, though, her mother insists on doing the scrub work. Suzanne says that in their family
they've talked about how it's perpetuated. Her mother sees herself as a scrub woman even
though she really is much more.
How we see ourselves is important. Thus, we must remember we are children of God, and we
are most blessed in Jesus Christ.
(1 Corinthians 8.6
NRSV)
Two families came to this country about 1880 and settled next to each other. One was very
wealthy and had five handsome sons. The other had sort of a drunken father that no one
would talk about. The latter had a daughter. This daughter went to clean house, to be the
maid for the rich family. Eventually, she married one of the boys. These were Suzanne's
great-grandparents.
God of all, remind me often that you are my heavenly parent, and that I belong to you. Amen.
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