"Today is proving to be a good day for Wauneta. The nurse indicated that Wauneta wiggled her toes and squeezed the nurse's hand three times on command around lunchtime," says a web site dedicated to news about Wauneta Vine and to making contact among her family and friends. The "today" mentioned above is Tuesday, October 23.
You can read more of this report by going to www.CaringBridge.org/visit/waunetavine
If I set this up right, you should also be able to go to the Wauneta Vine web site by clicking on a little button on the right side of the page above the schedule of worship services.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Father Nissen's sermon, October 21
The text for today is Luke 18: 1 -8.
This the teaching of the widow and the unjust judge. She had to keep asking this legal official for help, probably to obtain an inheritance that was left for her by her deceased husband. She hit a brick wall. All of us hit brick walls, be they lack of money, education, emotional problems, depression, grief, loss, and so on. We sense that we are weak.
This can be a good thing. On our own we become isolated with little positive perspective. When we call on God we are always directed back to walk with others. The word "ego" can be an acronym for "Edging God Out."
Our weakness can be a blessing. Let us walk and share with others, especially with members of our beloved Episcopal church.
This the teaching of the widow and the unjust judge. She had to keep asking this legal official for help, probably to obtain an inheritance that was left for her by her deceased husband. She hit a brick wall. All of us hit brick walls, be they lack of money, education, emotional problems, depression, grief, loss, and so on. We sense that we are weak.
This can be a good thing. On our own we become isolated with little positive perspective. When we call on God we are always directed back to walk with others. The word "ego" can be an acronym for "Edging God Out."
Our weakness can be a blessing. Let us walk and share with others, especially with members of our beloved Episcopal church.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
More news about Wauneta Vine
Wauneta Vine successfully underwent a procedure Wednesday, October 17, to repair a aneurysm in her brain. She is in a deep sleep (not a coma) and will remain in the ICU at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. The next several weeks are critical. Please remember Wauneta and her family in your prayers.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Wauneta's Progress
Good News! Early Saturday morning, Wauneta woke up from her coma and was able to recognize the family members in her room. She was able to move all four extremities and was equally strong on both sides. Though Wauneta appears to be out of the woods, the next several weeks will be critical. Please continue to keep Wauneta and her family in your prayers.
Friday, October 12, 2007
Prayers for Wuaneta Vine
Please keep Wuaneta Vine and her family in your prayers. She is being hospitalized in Wichita after suffering a stroke on October 11, 2007.
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Father Nissen's sermon, October 7
Reading: Luke chapter 17, verses 5 through 10.
The mustard seed is among the tiniest of all seeds. Jesus said, "If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you."
So small acts of faith in all of us can produce large results. This is the power of the small. The words "I'm sorry" are small words, but they are big when said at the right time. To go forward in our lives we need to use the faith we have and know we will be protected and challenged. God is God, and we must connect to the Creator or else we get off course and die inside. Doesn't the song say, "I am dying inside and no one know it but me."
We use the faith we have to continue to be transformed. Use your faith to continue to be transformed in turning to Jesus often in the day. Don't doubt yourselves. God is with you.
The mustard seed is among the tiniest of all seeds. Jesus said, "If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you."
So small acts of faith in all of us can produce large results. This is the power of the small. The words "I'm sorry" are small words, but they are big when said at the right time. To go forward in our lives we need to use the faith we have and know we will be protected and challenged. God is God, and we must connect to the Creator or else we get off course and die inside. Doesn't the song say, "I am dying inside and no one know it but me."
We use the faith we have to continue to be transformed. Use your faith to continue to be transformed in turning to Jesus often in the day. Don't doubt yourselves. God is with you.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Saint Of The Day
Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897) Discalced Carmelite nun, mystic, Doctor of the Church
Also known as Sister Teresa of the Child Jesus, the Little Flower, the Saint of the Little Way
Therese of Lisieux was born on January 2, 1873, in Alcon, Normandy, the ninth child of a middle-class French family. She was brought up in the typical atmosphere of an economically comfortable French family desiring piety and separation from the world. At the age of four, Therese's mother died and Therese was raised by her sisters Marie and Pauline. She became especially close to Pauline so when Pauline announced that she intended to become a nun, Therese expressed the same desire. Later when Therese wrote her autobiography on her sick bed, she stated that she not only wanted to become a nun, but more importantly, she wanted to become a saint.
Therese as a child was frequently in frail health and presented a strong desire to suffer for God. She was concerned about the poor and gave alms to them. Therese had a near death experience at the age of ten. In a fit of delirium, she witnessed the statue of the Virgin Mary coming to life and smiling at her. This experience strengthened her resolve to become a nun.
Finally at the age of 15, after pleading her case to Pope Leo XIII in an audience before him, Therese was admitted to the Carmelite convent on April 9, 1888. After entering the order, she suffered spiritual dryness, sought suffering to purify herself, and wished to die young.
Therese experienced pain similar to the transverberation or piercing of the heart suffered by St. Teresa of Avila.
Therese's most long lasting gift to her fellow spiritual sojourners is her autobiography entitled "Novissima Verba, meaning Last Words.
Therese died on September 30, 1897. Her last words were, "My God, I love thee!"
Also known as Sister Teresa of the Child Jesus, the Little Flower, the Saint of the Little Way
Therese of Lisieux was born on January 2, 1873, in Alcon, Normandy, the ninth child of a middle-class French family. She was brought up in the typical atmosphere of an economically comfortable French family desiring piety and separation from the world. At the age of four, Therese's mother died and Therese was raised by her sisters Marie and Pauline. She became especially close to Pauline so when Pauline announced that she intended to become a nun, Therese expressed the same desire. Later when Therese wrote her autobiography on her sick bed, she stated that she not only wanted to become a nun, but more importantly, she wanted to become a saint.
Therese as a child was frequently in frail health and presented a strong desire to suffer for God. She was concerned about the poor and gave alms to them. Therese had a near death experience at the age of ten. In a fit of delirium, she witnessed the statue of the Virgin Mary coming to life and smiling at her. This experience strengthened her resolve to become a nun.
Finally at the age of 15, after pleading her case to Pope Leo XIII in an audience before him, Therese was admitted to the Carmelite convent on April 9, 1888. After entering the order, she suffered spiritual dryness, sought suffering to purify herself, and wished to die young.
Therese experienced pain similar to the transverberation or piercing of the heart suffered by St. Teresa of Avila.
Therese's most long lasting gift to her fellow spiritual sojourners is her autobiography entitled "Novissima Verba, meaning Last Words.
Therese died on September 30, 1897. Her last words were, "My God, I love thee!"
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