Friday’s thoughts
“What If We Had Never Been Born?”
It is an interesting question that has been chasing me around all week. On the one hand it seems a primary problem with human beings is an excessive sense of importance. We tend to be puffed up. We seem to glory in our own exaggerated self-esteem. That’s the way it seems but that is not how it truly is. Most egotism is grounded in a lack of confidence. Most people who want to tell you how great they are are primarily trying to convince themselves. The foundation of most self-centeredness is low self worth.
When we consider what would have happened if we had never been born we can see that there is much added to life because we have lived. Much more than we will ever know is the result of our participation in it.
Two things make that true:
1. Everybody is somebody. We are just a step or two away from a person of great accomplishment. Maybe it is a distant relative who is our link to greatness. Maybe it’s a passing acquaintance or a brief conversation with a stranger whose identity is unknown to us. There is greatness in the human family, and we are much closer to it than we realize.
2. Everybody has done something great in their lives. The problem is most often we are not aware of the great thing we have done. The consequences of our deed may be unknown to us.
Everybody is somebody and we may be aware of our touch with greatness. Everybody has done something wonderful but most of what we have done we never realize.
What if we had never been born? We do exist. We are given this time and place. God has work for us to do. There is a task that will not happen unless we do it.
What is being asked of you now?
What is your mission in life?
How will you get on with doing it?
I would love to hear from you. Write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to allow others to read your thoughts click on the “comments” box below.
Charles
P.S.
We will have all three morning services as usual. This Sunday, June 24th, there will be a contemporary worship service at 12:15. Ray Miller will preach and the theme of the service is “What Does a Christian Look Like?”
