Sunday, July 2, 2000
Sunday, July 2, 2000
May we shout for joy over your victory, and in the name of our God set up our
banners. May the LORD fulfill all your petitions.
Not much else is known about Lyman Woodard. He is remembered only for the minor stunt that
he pulled over a hundred and sixty years ago. He took a small risk, and did something that must
have been somewhat embarrassing to the members of his church. After all, people are not
supposed to act like that. Lyman was so excited about the improvement to his church that he had
to find some way to express it. He was celebrating a victory of God.
What victory has God given to you that you need to celebrate?
(Psalms 20:5
NRSV)
Nestled in the mountains of Vermont, in the town of Rupert, is a two-hundred-year-old church.
A man named Howard Mudget has written a history of this church. In it he records that, in 1831,
the citizens of Rupert first added a steeple and bell to their church. But something unusual
happened. "When the steeple was added," Mudget writes, "one agile Lyman Woodard stood on
his head in the belfry with his feet toward heaven."
Loving God, thank you for the many rich blessings you have given me to share. Amen.
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