Wednesday’s Thoughts on the sermon
Stewardship is about what we do with what we have. It has to do with how we use what we’ve been given and what happens to us as we share it and what happens in the world as a result of our sharing.
Sunday night our youth went out into Fort Collins to collect canned goods for the area food bank. Fifty-five of our youth went on this “trick or treat” project, and twelve adults and Joel Kershaw. The result was astonishing. They collected over 1000 pounds of food. Their stewardship and outreach was remarkable.
Two Sundays ago in a Children’s Sermon I had a bag of coins I had brought from home. I gave each of our children a coin, and then asked them if any of them would like to trade the coin they had received for another coin I had. The other coin I had brought was dollar coins. I had seven dollar coins. Seven children were willing to trade. Then I asked who got the most out of the deal. At first they thought the people who had received the dollar coins got the best deal. Then one of the children looked at me and said he thought I got the best of the deal because I had given to them and it’s better to give than to recieve.
I was pretty confident that that child was correct. I had gotten the best deal. I was wrong. One of our children on the way out of the Sanctuary on the way to church school class gave the coin he had been given to one of our ushers. He who had the least had given the most like the widow who put two cents on the altar.
What is the most you and I have ever received because we have been willing to give?
If you have thoughts to share so that others may see them leave your response with this post. For responses you would like me to see privately write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net
I look forward to your ideas.
Charles
