Saturday, May 3, 2008
General Conference: Back Home
This is my last blog from General Conference. Whatever you do, I challenge you with what I was challenged for the last two weeks:
Do no Harm,
Do Good,
Stay in Love with God,
Eduardo
Friday, May 2, 2008
The Twelfth Days of General Conference
A friend of mine challenged me to write a version of the "Twelfth Days of..." for General Conference. Before I share it, I want to make clear that there are other things I received at General Conference:
On the first day of General Conference (Conference) The United Methodist Church (UMC) gave to me,
One Great Sermon
On the second day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
On the third day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
One Early Morning
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
On the fourth day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
Long Lines at restaurants
One Early Morning
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
On the fifth day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
Four Hours of Sleep!
Long Lines at Restaurants
One Early Morning
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
On the sixth day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
Blisters on my Feet
Four Hours of Sleep!
Long Lines at Restaurants
One Early Morning
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
On the seventh day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
One Great Election
Blisters on my Feet
Four Hours of Sleep!
Long Lines at Restaurants
One Early Morning
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
On the eight day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
Twelve Hundred (yes, hundred) Petitions
One Great Election
Blisters on my Feet
Four Hours of Sleep!
Long Lines at Restaurants
One Early Morning
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
On the ninth day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
One New Friend
Twelve Hundred (yes, hundred) Petitions
One Great Election
Blisters on my Feet
Four Hours of Sleep!
Long Lines at Restaurants
One Early Morning
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
On the tenth day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
One Manifestation
One New Friend
Twelve Hundred (yes, hundred) Petitions
One Great Election
Blisters on my Feet
Four Hours of Sleep!
Long Lines at Restaurants
One Early Morning
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
On the eleventh day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
The Longest Day Ever
One Manifestation
One New Friend
Twelve Hundred (yes, hundred) Petitions
One Great Election
Blisters on my Feet
Four Hours of Sleep!
Long Lines at Restaurants
One Early Morning
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
On the twelfth day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
One Early Flight
The Longest Day Ever
One Manifestation
One New Friend
Twelve Hundred (yes, hundred) Petitions
One Great Election
Blisters on my Feet
Four Hours of Sleep!
Long Lines at Restaurants
One Early Morning
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
- Deeper friendships
- Incredible Worship
- Pride of our bishops
- Legislative Committees
- Reports from the awesome things we are doing at home and around the world
- Dissapointment of the politcal process
- True Hope that God is still with us.
The Twelfth Days of General Conference
On the first day of General Conference (Conference) The United Methodist Church (UMC) gave to me,
One Great Sermon
And a Daily Christian Advocate
On the second day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
And a Daily Christian Advocate
On the third day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
One Early Morning
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
And a Daily Christian Advocate
On the fourth day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
Long Lines at restaurants
One Early Morning
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
And a Daily Christian Advocate
On the fifth day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
Four Hours of Sleep!
Long Lines at Restaurants
One Early Morning
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
And a Daily Christian Advocate
On the sixth day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
Blisters on my Feet
Four Hours of Sleep!
Long Lines at Restaurants
One Early Morning
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
And a Daily Christian Advocate
On the seventh day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
One Great Election
Blisters on my Feet
Four Hours of Sleep!
Long Lines at Restaurants
One Early Morning
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
And a Daily Christian Advocate
On the eight day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
Twelve Hundred (yes, hundred) Petitions
One Great Election
Blisters on my Feet
Four Hours of Sleep!
Long Lines at Restaurants
One Early Morning
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
And a Daily Christian Advocate
On the ninth day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
One New Friend
Twelve Hundred (yes, hundred) Petitions
One Great Election
Blisters on my Feet
Four Hours of Sleep!
Long Lines at Restaurants
One Early Morning
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
And a Daily Christian Advocate
On the tenth day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
One Manifestation
One New Friend
Twelve Hundred (yes, hundred) Petitions
One Great Election
Blisters on my Feet
Four Hours of Sleep!
Long Lines at Restaurants
One Early Morning
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
And a Daily Christian Advocate
On the eleventh day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
The Longest Day Ever
One Manifestation
One New Friend
Twelve Hundred (yes, hundred) Petitions
One Great Election
Blisters on my Feet
Four Hours of Sleep!
Long Lines at Restaurants
One Early Morning
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
And a Daily Christian Advocate
On the twelfth day of Conference The UMC gave to me,
One Early Flight
The Longest Day Ever
One Manifestation
One New Friend
Twelve Hundred (yes, hundred) Petitions
One Great Election
Blisters on my Feet
Four Hours of Sleep!
Long Lines at Restaurants
One Early Morning
All sorts of Leaflets
One Great Sermon
And a Daily Christian Advocate
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