Wednesday - Thoughts for Sunday July 30th Sermon
I have begun to realize that this “Monday” this is large and applies in different ways to different people. Monday is my day off and is a day I look forward to spending with Kathy, but there are other ways in which there is a Monday issue.
“Monday is a Monster”
Some of us it is the ongoing routine we cannot escape. It’s a day to do nothing followed by another day in which there is nothing to do. For some of us Monday the day we’re dreading. It’s the coming of the new school year, or the arena in which we will be challenged to do something we may or may not be able to do. For some of us it is the arrival of the moment when we are going to have surgery or when we are going to face the death of a loved one. For some of us it is the arrival of our own death. Monday is the tomorrow we’re afraid to face. How do we face it?
For Jeremiah it was the coming of the Babylonians and the captivity and he responded by buying land as a token of his confidence that the people would return to the land. It was an affirmation of the future they we not able to see.
- How do we face Monday/tomorrow?
- How do we face whatever tomorrow brings?
Jesus said, “Do not worry about tomorrow. Today has enough problems of its own.
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
