“Carrying God’s Presence”
Welcome to Sherpa’s monthly blog. This month, Julie Cole challenges and encourages us with the Old Testament story of Korah. Julie shows how Korah’s jealousy of Moses led to discontentment and death. Despite this, however, God’s presence & grace extended through generations of the Sons of Korah, even to us today. Background of Today’s Post While in training, each Sherpa Cohort gathers four times for in-person retreats. At each retreat Dr. Gill invites a participant of that cohort to design the concluding morning service and deliver the sermon. I, Sue Reeve, am a member of Sherpa’s Cohort 1 and was privileged to serve as part of the teaching team for Cohort 2’s Retreat A, during which Julie Cole presented the Sunday message. The thoughts below are ones I extracted from her excellent sermon and use with Julie’s permission. Julie opened with a thought-provoking question and answer: Q: How do I make it to the finish line? A: First, I must give my dream back to God. Moses and Korah Approach God’s Calling in Vastly Different Ways Moses gave his dream back to God. (See Exodus 33:12-19). He said to God, “If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and [...]