Sunday, April 28, 2002
Sunday, April 28, 2002
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the
gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
A rather thankless task, wouldn't you say? Picking up bits of glass so children won't cut their
feet. There are lots of people in thankless jobs, aren't there? Being a care giver to someone
who is helpless, working in nursing homes. In a sense, teaching is a thankless task. So is
being an officer of the law. Any type of service work is thankless at times. And that includes
many jobs in the church.
God's work is not glamorous, but it is our calling.
(Matthew 16.18
NRSV)
A family of five were enjoying their day at the beach. The children were bathing in the ocean
and making castles in the sand when in the distance a little old lady appeared. Her gray hair
was blowing in the wind and her clothes were dirty and ragged. She was muttering something
to herself as she picked up things from the beach and put them into a bag. The parents called
the children to their side and told them to stay away from the old lady. As she passed by,
bending down every now and then to pick things up, she smiled at the family. But her greeting
wasn't returned. Many weeks later they learned that the little old lady had made it her lifelong
crusade to pick up bits of glass from the beach so children wouldn't cut their feet.
Loving God, be with me in the challenges I face in serving your church. Amen.
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