Years ago, a church member invited me to play a round of golf with him.  We went to a course in the northland and the day started out okay.  However, in typical fashion, my game started to come apart and I began muttering to myself and then complaining aloud.  I did not want to embarrass myself in front of my church member, but that was exactly what I did.  Somewhere around the 11^th or 12^th hole he said to me, talk positively to yourself and you will play better.  Nice thought but . . .

Humans possess the ability to talk to themselves and oh, the stories that we tell ourselves.  Some of them are over exaggerated riffs on how great we are while most are diatribes about how bad or worthless we are to self or anyone else.  In the Gospel of John there are seven instances where Jesus says “I am . . .”  He says that he is the way, truth, and life, the gate, the resurrection and the life, the vine, the bread of life, the light of the world, and the good shepherd.  During this series, we will consider the last four in this list and how Jesus self-talk can affect ours so that we might grow deeper in faith and broader in our call to be his disciples.

I invite you to join us for our mid-Summer series, Self-Talk.  Each week we will lean into one of them discovering their relevance for us.  I invite you to join in on this lively discussion as we seek together God’s wisdom and lessons each of us.  Remember - all are welcome to join us here.

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