I put a loaf of bread in my box today. It wasn't a whole loaf and it wasn't particularly good bread, but the standard whole wheat slices many of us buy to be used simply for our children's lunches. So many of our stories about Jesus take place when he is sharing a meal with others. His first miracle was at a wedding making sure the host wasn't embarrassed when he ran out of wine. Jesus would sit down and eat with anyone, for which he was criticized by the leadership of his day. And his most lasting teaching to us came in the form of breaking bread and sharing it with his closest friends and disciples. What are we teaching our children when we sit down to eat with them? With whom are we sharing our meals?
I hope that as Easter approaches and we gather around the table with family and friends we remember to open our hearts to recieve the love Christ has for us, a love that we are called to share with others, especially those with no friends, no table, no bread.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Sarai
Today Gracie Buxton was our chapel leader. We spent time this week in my office and she looked around at all the things she might put into my star covered chapel box. Finally she decided on a small, very pink tiarra.
Sarai was a very ordinary woman, married to a very ordinary man. They had no children, and were not particularly well-off, all though Sarai was considered to be very beautiful. It was this ordinary couple that God called to leave the country of their father's and go to a land He would show them. It was this ordinary couple that listened to God and followed the call. It was not an easy journey, and there were many trials along the way. But Abaram and Sarai obeyed. And so it was that Sarai became Sarah, meaning princess, and she became the mother of nations.
What will our name become if we listen for God's call, and then follow it?
Sarai was a very ordinary woman, married to a very ordinary man. They had no children, and were not particularly well-off, all though Sarai was considered to be very beautiful. It was this ordinary couple that God called to leave the country of their father's and go to a land He would show them. It was this ordinary couple that listened to God and followed the call. It was not an easy journey, and there were many trials along the way. But Abaram and Sarai obeyed. And so it was that Sarai became Sarah, meaning princess, and she became the mother of nations.
What will our name become if we listen for God's call, and then follow it?
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Top Hat
Today I had a top hat in my box. It is a very old top hat, and I very carefully showed the children that there was nothing up my sleeves, put my hand into the hat and pulled out. . . nothing. My hat was not a magic hat, just a plain one.
As Jesus traveled around healing the sick and performing miracles there were those who thought he was little more than a magician. The Bible is filled with stories of God's prophets and leaders having the power He gave them compared to the slight of hand of the street performer. Jesus healed, not because he thought his abilities would convince the crowds, but because he had compassion for those who were sick in body or soul.
Take some time today to pray for those you know who need the healing power of Christ in their life.
As Jesus traveled around healing the sick and performing miracles there were those who thought he was little more than a magician. The Bible is filled with stories of God's prophets and leaders having the power He gave them compared to the slight of hand of the street performer. Jesus healed, not because he thought his abilities would convince the crowds, but because he had compassion for those who were sick in body or soul.
Take some time today to pray for those you know who need the healing power of Christ in their life.
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