3-14-2025

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 an 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 was 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 tasted like meat at least.  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.  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.  We should seek to live out our faith in every aspect of our lives. We should respect all people and show love and charity to all. Too often, we live our faith on Sunday but in Monday, we live as the world lives. Our faith should show up in every facet of our life.  Our co-workers, our friends, and 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 our 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. Help us to proclaim your love and mercy.  In Jesus’ precious name we pray. Amen

God’s Peace,

Pastor Bret