Monday, February 26, 2001
Monday, February 26, 2001
Therefore, let those suffering in accordance with God's will entrust themselves to a
faithful Creator, while continuing to do good.
The lion tried to warn the zebra on the kickoff not to kick it to the rhinoceros. But the zebra
ignored the warning. The rhino caught the ball and there he was racing for the touchdown.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, he was brought down with a vicious tackle. When the animals unpiled,
it was discovered that a centipede had made the tackle.
"That was fantastic!" congratulated the lion. "But where were you on the opening kick-off?"
The centipede replied, "I was still putting on my shoes."
Are we still putting on our shoes to serve God? Some of us are not in the game yet. Our message
for the day is a call to put on our shoes and get into action in doing God's will.
(1 Peter 4:19
NRSV)
I remember a silly story about a group of animals in the jungle who decided to have a football
game. The problem was that no one could tackle the rhinoceros. Once he got a head of steam, he
was unstoppable. When he received the opening kick-off, he rambled for a touchdown. The score
was seven to nothing immediately. Somehow, they managed to keep the ball away from him the
remainder of the first quarter. At the beginning of the second quarter, the other team tied the
score 7 to 7.
Dear Jesus, get me in the game. Amen.
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