JOHN
Good Morning! I’m John Branning the Lead Pastor of Central United Methodist Church. The former President Jimmy Carter once told a story about the best funeral service that he ever attended. He said the preacher spoke about the dash in between. That dash that he was referring to was the dash between the date that a person is born and the date they die that is recorded on a tombstone.
You and I do not have any choice on the day that we are born. We have a limited influence on the day that we die. However, everything in between is up to us. So how are you filling up the dash in between your starting point and ending? Is it the story of others, of love, of caring commitment or is it the story of selfishness and self loathing. Is your dash filled with people that you have tried to help along the way or those that you saw only as an obstacle? You see, that dash is more important than the other two dates.
I hope that your dash is filled with the stories of faith, love, and hope. If it is, then the dash in between will be the greatest mark on your tombstone.
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