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14-June-1998 
GA98024 
 
 
    "Ins And Outs of Family Spirituality" Is Topic at Mariners Breakfast 
 
    by Nancy Rodman 
 
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Using the seed as an image of the way God is present with 
us, the Rev. Ann Reed Held presented a message in word and song to those 
gathered Monday morning for the Presbyterian Mariners Breakfast. 
    As faith-nurturers, Held said, we use the seeds of sharing our faith, 
service, and Sabbath.  We are storytellers to our children, our families, 
and our communities, telling the story of how God works in our lives. 
Because the faith journey is both a journey inward and a journey outward, 
we plant the seed of service, encouraging those whom we nurture to do 
simple acts of mercy. 
    Finally, she said, we plant the seed of Sabbath in ourselves and in the 
community of faith.  When we try to work without Sabbath - time for rest 
and renewal - we try to outdo God, she said.  To illustrate how we can make 
Sabbath time daily, Held led her audience through a guided meditation of 
thanking God for the previous and asking forgiveness and petitioning God 
for the gifts of grace needed for the new day. 
    Held began and closed her address with "The Tree Song", the theme song 
of her new book, "Nurturing the Seeds of Spirituality: Families and 
Congregations Working Together."  "The Tree Song" was taught and led by its 
creator, the Rev. Rick Hill, Harrisonburg, Virginia. 
    Ann Reed Held is Pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Harrisonburg, 
and author of "Keeping Faith in Families" and "Nurturing the Seeds of 
Spirituality: Families and Congregations Working Together." 

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