Tuesday, August 6, 2002
Tuesday, August 6, 2002
But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy
Spirit.
What church you attend is not a matter of eternal significance. But the decision to follow Christ
is. There is a cross to shoulder and there is the burden of sin to be left behind. There is hatred
and animosity to be shed and love and acceptance to be taken up. Meaninglessness and
despair are to be no more. They are replaced with faith and commitment to Jesus Christ.
(Jude 1.20
NRSV)
Grace is free, but it is not cheap. There are some choices that must be made. There was once
a man who lived in Northampton, England, who would attend Anglican Church one Sunday
and the Methodist Church the next. The people of the Anglican Church invited him to join their
church, and the Methodist people invited him to become a member of theirs, but he could
never make up his mind. When he died, his wife wanted his body buried in the Anglican
churchyard. Church officials didn't think this was quite right. If you visit this churchyard today,
you will find his body buried so that half of it is inside the fence and half outside.
God of peace, thank you for all the ways and all the times you invite me into your dwelling
place. Amen.
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