Friday, August 28, 1998
Friday, August 28, 1998
Therefore I do my best always to have a clear conscience toward God and all
people. (Acts 24:16
NRSV)
Many of you are familiar with Rev. Robert Schuller. On one occasion Schuller invited entertainer
Pat Boone to sing for his congregation. He introduced Boone by saying that Pat sometimes gets
tired of his all-American-boy image. Once a year, said Schuller, Pat Boone checks into a motel
under an assumed name, closes the drapes, goes into the closet, and puts on black shoes. The
congregation chuckled. They knew that white shoes are Boone's trademark. Pat Boone came back
to the Crystal Cathedral a second time. He remembered what Schuller had said. He told the
congregation that Dr. Schuller got tired of his image sometimes, too. "So once a year," Pat
claimed, "Robert Schuller checks into a motel under an assumed name, goes to his room, pulls
the drapes closed, goes into the closet, shuts the door--and shouts: `It's impossible! I can't do
it!'"
Schuller is famous for having cut the word `impossible' out of his dictionary. Today, I want to
encourage some possibility thinking. We need to explore the possibility that today is the beginning
of the best part of our lives. Yes, I know that you may have lived most of your life as a Christian,
but have your really lived it?
Yes, we will continue to face some mountains, but with a personal relationship with God. We can
truly have a great life in service to God and our neighbor.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, fill me with your cross of love, as I begin the best part of my life.
Amen.
Ronald Newhouse, Texas, USA