Good Morning All,
Psalm 96:11; “Let the heavens
be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it;”
Did you ever eat a frozen TV dinner? They came into a sort of vogue during the
late 1950’s into the early 1960’s. You
could eat them on a TV tray in front of the TV.
The theory was to break the humdrum of dinner around the dinner table
with something different. (Now the dinner table would be different.) They used
to come in a metal-like tray that was divided into different compartments. There was the entrée which was a piece of
chicken or some mystery meat. There was
a smaller compartment that had usually corn, one with potatoes and then one
compartment which had some dessert usually a brownie or, if you were lucky,
some type of cobbler. Some of it was too
hot to eat and some were still frozen in the middle.
We were supposed to view them as special, a
kind of treat. They really weren’t that
good. Now if you wanted a treat; that
was the pot pie. It at least tasted like
meat. The crust was flaky, and the filling
was way hot. I used to peel the top
crust off and then dump the rest of the pie on a plate and let it cool off
while I ate the crust. The pot pie was
definitely better than the TV dinner.
These two types of meals can somewhat
relate to the way we view life. Many try
to compartmentalize their life. Work
goes into the entrée compartment and then family and friends in one, hobbies in
one and often God and faith in the small dessert compartment. Trying to keep each separate and not letting
anything influence or touch the other.
God would rather we be like the pot
pie. Everything in our life affects our
whole life. One website I visit has the subject line “There is no such thing as
the vernacular.” This means, to a Christian, everything is an opportunity to
share Christ, his love and mercy and hope to everyone we meet. Struggles at work often appear at home or with
friends. Yet above all, we are not to
keep our faith locked away but rather it should permeate our lives. Our faith should show up in every facet of
our life. Our co-workers, our friends,
our families should all be aware of our faith.
God’s light should shine through us.
There are times when this is hard to
do. We may feel uncomfortable around
friends or co-workers, but God calls us to be his hands in this world. We are to bring his love to the hurting, his
comfort to the sorrowing and his Gospel message to all. Just as all of nature will join together and
sing out praises to our God so should your lives at every turn and every event.
Dear
Father, help us to sing your praises in all parts of our lives. Let us bring light to all in darkness. Guide us by your Spirit to be your hands in
this world which knows only pain. In
Jesus’ precious name we pray. Amen
God’s
Peace,
Pastor
Bret
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