Oh, things were pretty exciting tonight, we hear. The understated prophet, John Fife, came to give the evening talk on crossing over to the other side from the Gospel of Mark. He led them through the history of his involvement in the sanctuary movement, and his work now with No More Deaths, reaching out to The crucified Christ in the desert as he tries to cross into the other side.
He raised key questions and statements which shook them all....one, when asked by migrants why he was out in the desert, he wished he would have said, " I am looking for Christ, and I now know I have found him in you! "
Another: " How many poor people will come to your funeral? Does your life and witness make a difference in theirs?"
Finally, he told a story of being with a group bringing food and water out to the desert trails, coming across a group of migrants, weary and worn, and yelling into the canyon where they were hiding, offering them some food and water. Then he saw them huddle, consult, and approach the aid group. The migrants told the group that among them they only had a little food and water, but they had decided they could share some with John's group. Does this story remind you of any others from the Holy Book?
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