Monday’s Thoughts
We are beginning a three sermon series on stewardship. Pam Everhart (that’s me) will preach Oct. 21. Ray Miller, Oct 28 and Charles Schuster, Nov. 4. Our themes are, in this order, “From the Boredom to the Agony” “From the Agony to the Ecstasy” and “From the Ecstasy to the Laundry.” Hmm. Where do we start?
How about here, with two lectionary texts for this week. Jeremiah 31: 33-34 and Luke 18: 1-8.
This Luke passage gets my attention. This is the parable of the unjust judge and the persistent widow. She wants him to give her justice; she wants him to hear her out, let her speak, and rule (so everyone can hear it) in her favor. Perhaps the unjust judge in this passage represents those of us who are bored with our routine, maybe even bored to the point of agony. Perhaps this is where the unjust judge is in his life. He is bored with his job, his life, everything. The scripture says he has no respect for anything, even God. He has no fear of God. He has turned into a ‘robotic’ self, void of any humanness that makes life rich and full.
Are you bored? With your routine? With school? With church? With life? Does this make you feel ‘robotic’ or does it create a sense of despair and agony within you? What would it take to move you out of your rut, your boredom?
Jeremiah says God has written a covenant on our hearts, sealed the deal to always be with us, no matter what. Do you feel God with you in the midst of boredom? Or, is God what you feel you are missing?
I would love to hear your comments. Email me at pameverhart@fcfumc.net (click in the blank space beside of this if my name does not appear) or click the box(or blank space) below if you don’t mind your comments being posted.
Peace,
Pam
