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There is so much more to walking with God than many of us realize.   Christians are called to living in ways that incorporate prayer, service, and discipleship.

Because I wanted to emphasize a clearer All Saints theme this week, I added the story of Abraham (Abram at the time of the reading from Genesis 12).  The story has such rich lessons for all of us.  We do enjoy some comfort in keeping things the way “they’ve always been.”  However, the challenges for the modern day are calling us to a new unknown land.  God is the one actually calling us and leading us on this journey.

In my own life I can think of people like my grandmother who took me to church as a child.  She and I used to sing through the hymnals she had obtained.  The pictures of the life of Jesus in her old family Bible (a gift to her from her father-in-law) impacted m y life of faith and my journey to the “promised land.”

Who in your own life influenced you?  What saint impacted your faith?  How are you no3w living as a saint int eh light?  and How can our church carry on this legacy?