Sunday, July 7, 2002
Sunday, July 7, 2002
"I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you."
In baseball they tell the story about the rookie who faced the great pitcher Walter Johnson for
the first time. Johnson was in his prime. The batter took two quick strikes and headed for the
dugout. He told the umpire to keep the third strike--he had seen enough.
Have you ever felt like that? Jesus promised his disciples, "I will not leave you comfortless."
Have you ever felt comfortless? The NRSV translation uses the term "orphaned". Have you
ever been orphaned?
Jesus promises that no matter what situation we face, "I am coming to you."
(John 14.18
NRSV)
Linus is building castles in the sand. He tells Charlie Brown: "Working with your hands is good
therapy...It takes your mind off your troubles... Whenever I feel depressed, I build sand
castles...I've been feeling pretty depressed lately!" Behind him we see a dozen or so
sandcastles.
Loving God, thank you for coming to me through Jesus in my moments of great need. Amen.
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