Often thoughts resonate with me long after I have left Sunday Services, thinking about the message that Pastor Scott had shared that day. As was the case with the Dec. 9th service in which Pastor spoke about Leo Buscaglia’s Gentile family meeting their new neighbors – the Jewish family, and how they shared with each other their Fesitval’s of Light – Christmas and Hannukah! How being a good neighbor and being accepting is so hard to find these days. That same week, while I was working on the January Echo, I found myself thinking about the New Year and what changes I could make; what changes we all could make, when I found the following story I would like to share. Some of you may have heard it before, I had, but now it seemed to have a deeper meaning, I hope that it also gets you thinking…..
         How can I make a difference!
A man was walking down the beach at sunset, as he walked along he saw another man in the distance. He noticed this may kept leaning down, picking up something and throwing it out into the water, again and again. As he approached even closer, he noticed that the man was picking up starfish that had been washed up on the beach. He was throwing them back into the water, one by one.

Puzzled, he approached the man and said, “Good evening. I was wondering what you are doing?”