Tuesday, September 17, 2002
Tuesday, September 17, 2002
And in this matter I am giving my advice: it is appropriate for you who began last
year not only to do something but even to desire to do something.
Six months later, she invited the administrative and nursing staff into her room for the unveiling
of her "life's work." After everyone was seated, she dramatically pulled back the sheet that
covered her masterpiece. What a shock! The canvas was all white--not one paint stroke on it.
Everyone politely sat there "admiring" the painting until finally the chief administrator spoke up.
He asked, "What is it? Tell us about your painting."
The woman responded enthusiastically, "It's the children of Israel crossing the Red Sea."
Some people live their lives like that--never making a mark on their canvas. What mark is God
asking you to make?
(2 Corinthians 8.10
NRSV)
Years ago, a woman was committed to a hospital. About three months after she was admitted,
she made an unusual request. She asked for a larger room, a large canvas, and lots of paint.
Every request was fulfilled.
Someone asked, "Where is the sea?"
She quickly replied, "It has parted. Half is on one side of the canvas and half is on the other
side."
"Well, where are the children of Israel?" someone else asked.
The woman said, "Oh, they have already gone through."
"So where is the Egyptian Army?" another asked.
"Oh, they haven't arrived yet," she said.
God of hope, may I hear your call to make the kind of mark on life that will uplift your people.
Amen.
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