Read: Psalm 46
In tuition paid with money found in an “empty” special fund. In the
face of a shy child who asks the congregation to sing “Twinkle, Twinkle”
as our closing Christmas carol. In a prayer-filled woman who is told the
large “spots” found in her annual mammogram are gone a week later. In
the peaceful face of a man who died of cancer that same month. In the
many times God has “filled the gap” between what I preached and what
He wanted others to hear. In a seemingly haphazard children’s Christmas
play that speaks the “Good News of great joy” as eloquently as any wellprepared
sermon. In a family of deer moving through a cemetery bringing
a quiet awe and wonder to Easter sunrise. In a worship service held in a
cement-floor, tin-roof “barn” that was as grand as any cathedral. In the
hospice patients who have encouraged me as much – or more – than I
have encouraged them. In the “a-ha” moments at summer camp as young
people begin to grasp God’s amazing love. In the children’s crayon art
that fills my office wall. In my wife who willingly left her family several
thousand miles behind because God led her husband to Iowa. In a son
born after hope of having children seemed gone. Where have I seen Jesus
at work in the world? Where haven’t I?
Prayer:
Lord, help us to remember that, as Creator God, You can be found in every
moment of our lives. Teach us, once again, to be still and know that You are God.
Amen. ~The Rev. Joe Phipps
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