The title of today’s sermon is from a bit of today’s Gospel from John - “Joy Made Complete in Themselves”

I like it when three completely different things present themselves to you as gifts from the Universe and they all illustrate the same thing in different ways.

Today my daughter said something like, “ACK I almost forgot my water bottle!” then she whacked her head and then said, “that would have been dumb of me.” Quicker than quick, my husband says to her, “Be careful with that kind of talk Ava.” They proceeded to have a discussion about self talk and how powerful it is.

Friend – you are perfect as you are. You are growing, changing, learning and evolving each day. And you are different – and THAT is what makes you beautiful. You are different from me and I’m different from you.