September 10, 2013
Jeremiah 18 This is
the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Go
down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.” 3 So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw
him working at the wheel. 4 But the pot
he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it
into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.
5 Then the
word of the Lord came to
me. 6 He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this
potter does?” declares the Lord. “Like clay
in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel. 7 If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom
is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed, 8 and
if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict
on it the disaster I had planned. 9 And
if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and
planted, 10 and if it does evil in my
sight and does not obey me, then I will reconsider the good I had intended to
do for it.
Dear
Bishop Mark Webb,
My
name is Ken Ford and I am a member of Centenary Chenango Street United
Methodist Church where Rev. Steve Heiss
preached for two years. On Sunday,
September 8th a wonderful message was delivered by our current pastor,
Marcia Focht and it was based on the scripture above. Our congregation listened how God told
Jeremiah to watch the potter and learned the valuable lesson that, sometimes
the potter will change what he is creating based on the condition of the clay
itself. We learned that God can and will
change what he too is creating by the decisions and actions of his people. We learned that change is good and that God
is ready and willing to change as well.
I believe this is true.
I
believe that it is time to support the change that Rev. Steve Heiss has brought
to his church and treat all of God’s children equally in love, marriage and
church.
I
believe that it is time to stand up for what is right, for ALL people. I believe that it is time to change the book
of discipline.
I
sat and listened to the sermon on September 8th and I believe that
it is time for the United Methodist Church to practice what it preaches.
I
believe that it is time for the United Methodist Church to feel and except the
winds of change and step in to the 21st century with open hearts,
open minds and open doors.
I
thank you for your time. My prayers are
with you in this, your time of discernment,
Peace,
Ken Ford
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