The gay man in me wants you to listen to Liza Minelli singing “Yes” from her special, “Liza With a Z” RIGHT NOW. There’s a link below, and you can thank me later.
And then after you’ve done that, listen to Barbara Cook singing Stephen Sondheim’s marvelous show tune, “Everybody Says Don’t” from “Anyone Can Whistle.”
Because there are too many Nancy Negativos and Ned No-You-Shouldn’ts out there in the land of ministry, chickadees, and PeaceBang is gonna tell it!
One of the most beautiful ways to witness to the living God in our lives is to say YES. Wave it on with a smile, send it off with a blessing, congratulate it and kiss it on the head and let it go!
God is working in the world, pigeons, have some of us forgotten that!!?
CRIPES, you’d certainly think so, with all the dour faces and finger-wagging out there. Lord, we can be as drab in our attitudes as we can with our clothes; and it’s all part of the same problem, my darlings!!!
“Well… I’m not sure. We’ve never done it that way before.”
“I don’t think you should … wouldn’t that be wasteful?”
“Sigh. I’m working so much harder than anyone else. I just can’t.”
“I’d hold back.”
“You shouldn’t do it that way. *sigh, groan* Let me show you.”
BLECH. Boo! Hiss!! Poverty mentality, stingy spirit, go away! Say YES. Say, “Sure!” Say, “Wow!” Say, “LOVE it! Go for it!” Say, “Why not?” Say, “It’s not something I would have thought of, but I can’t wait to see how it turns out!”
Thank you, God, for never being small-spirited with us. Let us say YES in Your spirit today. Amen!!! And woot woot!
teehee! This is actually our stewardship theme for this year, working from 2 Corinthians 1.20 –Christ is God’s yes, and we are the body of Christ. I love it!
thanks for the pick-me-up, PB!
A favorite poem of mine in this vein: God Says Yes To Me, by Kaylin Haught
[Oh how I love that poem. It makes me so happy. Thank you for reminding me of it. YES! – PB]
Thank you! That was exactly what I needed to hear today. A joyful YES to you, PB <3
Just remember the simple affirmative response which started it all
Here I am.
YES!
Yes! Thanks for the encouragement.
Do you think Liza’s blouse is a good one for ministry? I never preached a sermon yet but I think if I did I would keep their attention.
Hahaha.
Wow, did I ever need that this morning! The Holy Spirit is moving in my church and making a bit of a rumpus, and there’s a lot of “yes” right now–which is turning the “NOOO!!!”-sayers into Wild Things. I’m just gonna keep saying YES! Karen
“I’m no longer quite sure what the question is, but I do know that the answer is yes.” Leonard Bernstein