Today’s Readings: Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19; Genesis 18:1-15; Matthew 9:35-10:8; Romans 5:1-8
I was having a conversation this week with a friend Steve, when he started telling me about an epiphany he had recently. Steve talked about his experience at a concert he had attended a few weeks ago. The seating for the concert was general seating which meant there were no pre-assigned seats. You got your seats on a first come first serve basis; so Steve and his friends showed up early - hoping to grab the very best seats available. As they walked through the doors, they saw there were two options that seemed most feasible: they could either sit in the middle of the tenth row, or they could sit off to the left in the fifth row. They opted for the seats in the fifth row since they were closer. For the first half of the show, Steve couldn’t let go of wondering whether or not they had chosen the right seats. He kept thinking about how much better the experience might have been if they had sat in the other seats. Finally, a thought popped into his mind. “What if the experience isn’t determined by OUR seats, OUR location? What if the experience is bigger than us?” With that, he was finally able to let go of his worries and enjoy the show. That conversation reminded me of another person who was bound and determined to think that her seat in life was the determining factor: Sarah in today’s passage from Genesis. All she could think about were the limited options available to an elderly, barren woman whose primary social value lie in her role as host. Then Sarah too had an epiphany that reminded her that the possibilities for her life were larger than her location. With that, she began to open herself to a whole new set of possibilities for her life. Are you in the same situation as Steve and Sarah? Have you convinced yourself that there is only so much you can accomplish given your location in life? If so, re-read today’s story from Genesis and open yourself to the idea that God might birth amazing and miraculous things through you as well. Til next time…
I was having a conversation this week with a friend Steve, when he started telling me about an epiphany he had recently. Steve talked about his experience at a concert he had attended a few weeks ago. The seating for the concert was general seating which meant there were no pre-assigned seats. You got your seats on a first come first serve basis; so Steve and his friends showed up early - hoping to grab the very best seats available. As they walked through the doors, they saw there were two options that seemed most feasible: they could either sit in the middle of the tenth row, or they could sit off to the left in the fifth row. They opted for the seats in the fifth row since they were closer. For the first half of the show, Steve couldn’t let go of wondering whether or not they had chosen the right seats. He kept thinking about how much better the experience might have been if they had sat in the other seats. Finally, a thought popped into his mind. “What if the experience isn’t determined by OUR seats, OUR location? What if the experience is bigger than us?” With that, he was finally able to let go of his worries and enjoy the show. That conversation reminded me of another person who was bound and determined to think that her seat in life was the determining factor: Sarah in today’s passage from Genesis. All she could think about were the limited options available to an elderly, barren woman whose primary social value lie in her role as host. Then Sarah too had an epiphany that reminded her that the possibilities for her life were larger than her location. With that, she began to open herself to a whole new set of possibilities for her life. Are you in the same situation as Steve and Sarah? Have you convinced yourself that there is only so much you can accomplish given your location in life? If so, re-read today’s story from Genesis and open yourself to the idea that God might birth amazing and miraculous things through you as well. Til next time…
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