What follows is a link to a sermon preached on October 5, 2014 in Harvard’s Memorial Chapel by Rev. Jonathan Walton. It quotes a powerful poem written by Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, past president of Morehouse College. We recommend a quiet space to listen to this very powerful sermon which addresses a lot of what ails us personally and as a society.
http://www.harvardmemorialchurch.org/media/sermon_audio/sermon_10.05.14_walton.mp3
A guest at breakfast quoted this poem in a most powerful way as he tried to sum up the sermon he had just heard. He was especially moved on hearing the sermon since the poem was one he’d heard many times over his life and one which he committed to memory because he found it so moving. What he found so moving was the context in which the Rev. Walton used the poem in his sermon. We thought our guest should turn professional because his delivery added to the profoundness of the poem
For you – the poem is reprinted here:
“Life Is Just A Minute
Life is just a minute—only sixty seconds in it.
Forced upon you—can’t refuse it.
Didn’t seek it—didn’t choose it.
But it’s up to you to use it.
You must suffer if you lose it.
Give an account if you abuse it.
Just a tiny, little minute,
But eternity is in it!”
By Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, Past President of Morehouse College
Ed Note: Sorry for all the “powerfuls” in this blog. Couldn’t find another word to fit.
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“Do Not Be Afraid”
What follows is a link to a sermon preached on October 5, 2014 in Harvard’s Memorial Chapel by Rev. Jonathan Walton. It quotes a powerful poem written by Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, past president of Morehouse College. We recommend a quiet space to listen to this very powerful sermon which addresses a lot of what ails us personally and as a society.
http://www.harvardmemorialchurch.org/media/sermon_audio/sermon_10.05.14_walton.mp3
A guest at breakfast quoted this poem in a most powerful way as he tried to sum up the sermon he had just heard. He was especially moved on hearing the sermon since the poem was one he’d heard many times over his life and one which he committed to memory because he found it so moving. What he found so moving was the context in which the Rev. Walton used the poem in his sermon. We thought our guest should turn professional because his delivery added to the profoundness of the poem
For you – the poem is reprinted here:
“Life Is Just A Minute
Life is just a minute—only sixty seconds in it.
Forced upon you—can’t refuse it.
Didn’t seek it—didn’t choose it.
But it’s up to you to use it.
You must suffer if you lose it.
Give an account if you abuse it.
Just a tiny, little minute,
But eternity is in it!”
By Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, Past President of Morehouse College
Ed Note: Sorry for all the “powerfuls” in this blog. Couldn’t find another word to fit.
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Want to join us? Have a home that you want to open to become one of Bettina Network’s Hedge Schools? Call us and lets talk – or email us.
Ed. Note: Members of the Bettina Network Lifestyle Community can contribute to the Bettina Network Blog whenever they have anything they want to say and be heard by this fantastic group of people. Send your blog to bettinanetwork@comcast.net or mail it to us at P. O. Box 380585 Cambridge, MA. 02238 or call us on the telephone at 617-497-9166 to tell us what you want to say and we will write it for you.
Volunteer with Bettina Network Foundation, inc. to work estate sales; to help move items from one home to another; to contribute your ideas on how we can better use our resources in this effort to relieve and eliminate homelessness and poverty. We also need photographers; designers; and more. However much or little time you have, we are grateful.
Send your event information to be included in Bettina Network’s Menu of Events to: bettina-network@comcast.net
This is a curated blog so you cannot write your responses at the end of each entry. TO RESPOND TO THIS BLOG email bettina-network@comcast.net or info@bettina-network.com
TO LEARN MORE about Bettina Network, inc. try www.bettina-network.com
IF YOU ENJOY OUR BLOG, USE OUR SERVICES TO BOOK ACCOMODATIONS WHEN YOU TRAVEL!
1-800-347-9166 inside the U. S. or 617 497 9166 outside or inside the U. S.
Tags: bed & breakfast, Bettina Homes, breakfast table talk
This entry was posted on Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 5:29 pm and is filed under Bed & Breakfast, Bettina Homes, Bettina Network's Lifestyle Community, Bettina's Hall of Fame, Breakfast Table Talk, Guest comments. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.