Veggie Tales made a full length movie in 2002 of Jonah. In the movie, there is a gospel number called Second Chances. It is a reminder to Jonah that it is not to late to obey God. This is demonstrated in other stories in the Bible as well. I also saw this in the community.

The East Hill Singers is a men's choir that was founded in 1996. Inmates from the minimum security unit at the Lansing Correctional Facility alongside volunteers from the Kansas City metro come together to make incredible music and share it along with some of their stories. The East Hill Singers are part of the Arts in Prison. Through visual arts, spoken word, creative writing, Choir, and other avenues, inmates are offered positive places to be rehabilitated and prepare to be in society again. I invite you to check out their webpage and learn more about them.

And if you live in the Kansas City area, they have a concert on Sunday, May 5th at 4:00pm at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village, KS.

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Psalm 23 is a familiar text for many who grew up in the church. It is often used at funerals or to comfort those who are grieving. Take a look at it again and find some of the meanings missed in the English translation. Goodness and mercy don't just follow us, they pursue us and chase us. God wants us to have what we need and wants to walk beside us and guide us through life. Live into the abundance that God wants to prepare for all of God's children.

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In the 1990s Robert Fulghum wrote a book entitled "Everything I Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten." The poem he uses covers a lot of ground and is made very easy to understand like we do with kids. Clean up after yourself. Don't take things that aren't yours. Yet it seems that we forget the simple things as we age.

The Gospel of Luke chapter 24 provides a basic pattern for us to follow in our lives of Faith that Fulghum presents for the rest of life. Encounter the Risen Christ, he explains things, we eat, we are enlightened, and we exit to go tell the world. May we take this on as we go through our daily lives and work on living together.

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