What influences does God use to shape us into the people we become?
Our family of origin certainly
plays a part, as do experiences with other adults. Events at school and friendships
at church sometimes leave a lasting impression.
A move to a new community, a national tragedy, and a host of other factors may
contribute to our understandings of who we are and what our place is in the
world.
For the most part, these events subtly
form us. Other times a single event can be so profound that we remember it for
the rest of our lives.
The fire at John Wesley's
family home when he was just five
years old was such an event for him. And likely impacted the way Wesley would
lead the movement that was to become
The United Methodist Church.
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