Friday’s thoughts for the sermon for November 12th
There are two thoughts that have come to mind for me this week as we honor the senior members of our church. It is important that we pay attention to people of all ages, but our society is so youth oriented that older people are often forgotten.
The story of the woman who baked the cake for Elijah is a story of a young woman who paid tribute to someone she admired. She looked up to Elijah and was kind to him. The story of the poor widow who put the two cents on the altar is a story of an old woman who gave what she could toward what she believed. She wasn’t concerned about the size of the gift. She was focused on the importance of giving the best she had and she wasn’t concerned what others might think. Both women were widows. In some accounts a widow can be a woman whose husband has died or it can be a woman who never married. One of the widows was young and the other was old. One of the women had a child. We don’t know about the other family members of the widow who put down the two cents. I have come to two conclusions about age and how we live it.
The story of the woman who baked the cake for Elijah is a story of a young woman who paid tribute to someone she admired. She looked up to Elijah and was kind to him. The story of the poor widow who put the two cents on the altar is a story of an old woman who gave what she could toward what she believed. She wasn’t concerned about the size of the gift. She was focused on the importance of giving the best she had and she wasn’t concerned what others might think. Both women were widows. In some accounts a widow can be a woman whose husband has died or it can be a woman who never married. One of the widows was young and the other was old. One of the women had a child. We don’t know about the other family members of the widow who put down the two cents. I have come to two conclusions about age and how we live it.
- If we are old (in other words, if we define ourselves as old), and if we are wise we will contribute what we can toward what we believe.
- If we are young (in other words, if we define ourselves as young), and if we are smart, we will tribute to the people whom we admire.
The question is not so much, “are we old or young?”If we are either young or old the more important question is “are we wise or smart” If your have thoughts you would like to share publicly respond to the “comments” below. If you have ideas you’d like to pass on to me write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net I look forward to your responses. Charles
