Bi-Monthly Newsletter of the Nashville Emmaus Community
July 2015
Miserableness to……… We sometimes have the opportunity to talk about our Emmaus Walks and what they meant to us, what fun we had, how it has impacted our lives. This recollection has been brought to my mind over the past 18 months and again just recently. It seemed strange to me at first, “why am I thinking about my Emmaus weekend?” Two life happenings have pulled me into a couple of difficult life situations: first one becoming the “parent” of my 96 year old mother who lives in Ohio. The second one is this past week beginning the long walk through cancer with my best friend. She has no family here but me – we have kind of adopted each other as sisters and have been through a lot together. Cancer is something new to us both.
Probably all of you have had some times of long walks through problems of health, aging parents, children trying to grow up, etc. How did you make it through those times? How are you making it through these times? My walks through these troubled times are made easier with my faith. This is where my Emmaus walk comes in – it helped me to deepen that faith and helps it continue to grow deeper and deeper with my group and attendance on the weekends. Actually, my walk was not a wonderful experience, a mountain top, or even a mid-mountain climb! I had a lousy time, didn’t want to be there and didn’t participate – a problem for some, I know. My husband then, had just been in a motorcycle accident and was home by himself. I wanted to be there to take care of him. Not away on an event! Thus, the ingredients for a miserable time. How could such a miserable time like that have deepened my faith? It was through the seeds that were planted. The seeds of trusting God, following God, and growing with God. A little seed planted with the perseverance of the women on that team allowing God to work and help them plant the seeds of faith, trust and love. A deepening of my faith and Christian perseverance continues to grow within me – thanks to that miserable Emmaus weekend☺! Grace, peace and DeColores, Edna Vaughan
In This Issue
While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and began walking with them... Luke 24:15
It’s a Choice.....................................................................................2 Words Do Matter..........................................................................3 Service ................................................................................................4 Face to Face.....................................................................................5 Karios Update.................................................................................5 Gathering ..........................................................................................6 Events .................................................................................................6 Board Members & Assignments...........................................7