Wednesday - Sermon Title “Gotta Get Away”
Where and how do you get away from it all?
In the 6th Chapter of the Gospel of Mark we find that passage where Jesus is speaking in his home church and the people, instead of listening to what he said and learning from it, remark about his parents. They are more concerned to name is family tree than they are to hear what he said.
In the next section of Mark he sends out the disciples and tells them to go door to door. He suggests there are some places where they will not be heard. What he advises them to do is shake the dust off their shoes and move on.
Every now and then we’ve got to get away. It’s important to know when it’s time to get away. Peter Moore wrote an article in a magazine on “men’s health” but I am sure this is not exclusive to men. He said that research has shown that men are more likely to have heart attacks if they don’t take time away from their work. He writes that, it has been shown; men who do not take summer vacations have a higher risk of having fatal heart attacks than men who take their summer vacations.
You and I have got to get away from time to time.
- How do we know when it’s time to get away?
- What are the signs?
- Where do we go to get away?
- Are you going away this summer?
- Have you been away? Did it help?
If you have thoughts, please leave a comment with this post. For personal thoughts write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. I look forward to hearing from you.
- Charles
