Monday’s Thoughts…
A time long ago, when the world was filled with small villages, each village had one or two or maybe three singers and storytellers. These people would tell stories and sing songs to help people celebrate joyous events. When tragedy struck someone’s life, their song and stories would bring comfort and hope. Sometimes they would sing and tell stories just to pass the time. They were important to the life of the village because they knew how to put the deep feelings of people into the words they would have wanted to say. The singer’s greatest skill though was not in singing, or storytelling, but in listening. If a singer did not listen to the hopes and dreams of the people they would not know what song to sing, or story to tell.
Easter is the Christian song and story that is the source of our Hope and Joy. God listened to the hearts of the people and understood their need, and God came into the world to change everything. The celebration of Easter began yesterday with the songs of joy that were so uplifting, and with hearing the story read from the Bible once again. But were we truly listening? Or will it just be another day in the year, as we go on with our lives as before. Will the resurrection make a difference in your life.? God has shared the story of life in the Easter miracle, a song of Hope and Joy. What will we do with that story?
Carol Quinn will be preaching this Sunday, the 15th, and I would appreciate your thoughts and comments. You can post a comment here, or email me at carolquinn@fcfumc.net.
