Thursday, August 9, 2001
Thursday, August 9, 2001
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and
cummin,
and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. It is these you
ought to have practiced without neglecting the others."
"The baby-sitter has been delayed," she explained, "and I've got to go to work. Will you keep
Bobby for a few hours?"
Granddad said sure and his daughter left. Then Granddad scooped up two bowls of oatmeal. "Do
you like sugar?" he asked.
When Bobby nodded he asked, "How about some butter, too?"
When his grandson nodded again he asked, "How about milk?"
"Sure," the boy said.
But when the grandfather placed the steaming bowl of oatmeal in front of Bobby, the boy made a
face and pushed it away.
"But when I asked you, you said you liked sugar, butter and milk," grandfather protested.
"Yeah," Bobby answered, "but you didn't ask me if I like oatmeal."
Ganddad forgot to ask the most elemental question. Sometimes we forget to do that, too. We
never
set priorities. We never list in our own minds what those things are that matter most. We allow
life
to buffet us here and there and we never center in on those things that really matter. It is
important
to study God's word, so we will know what really matters.
(Matthew 23:23
NRSV)
There is a story about a man who was preparing his favorite breakfast of hot oatmeal when his
daughter came rushing in with his little grandson.
Dear God, through your word help me to focus on what really matters to you. Amen.
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