Tuesday, March 13, 2001
Tuesday, March 13, 2001
See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God;
and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
God calls all of us to a life of ministry. We you answer the call?
(1 John 3:1
NRSV)
Darden K. Caylor, a pastor in Cedar Rapids, IA, says that the day he decided to become a
minister is still clearly etched in his brain. He was sitting at his Grandma Rula's house when he
heard a voice speak to him from a distance. At first it was muffled, but then it became clearer. It
said, "You should become a minister." Caylor couldn't believe it. Was this divine intervention?
Was God really speaking to him? Did God really want him to become a minister? He was so
shocked he couldn't move. The voice spoke again. This time, however, he was somewhat
confused by what it said. This time the voice said, "If you build it, they will come." It was then
that he opened his eyes and saw Grandma Rula standing over him. She was saying, "You should
become a minister." It seems he had fallen asleep watching the movie "Field of Dreams." In his
sleepy, muddled mind, the movie's message and Grandma Rula's message had become intertwined.
God of ministry, show me the way to be faithful to your call. Amen.
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