Tuesday, December 31, 2002
Tuesday, December 31, 2002
You were taught to put away your former way of life, your old
self, corrupt and deluded by its lusts, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to clothe
yourselves with the new self, created according to the likeness of God in true righteousness and
holiness.
Tomorrow, we are beginning a New Year. Like every year, this year will
have its ups and its downs good luck and bad luck, if you want to
think of it in that way. The person of faith, though, understands
that sometimes "downs" are "ups" in disguise. The person of faith
also understands that even when it seems that a season of adversity
lasts for a long time when it seems like God has been silent
forever God's hand of rescue comes.
( Ephesians 4.22-24
NRSV)
"Phil, I heard you flew to California on vacation," said
Irlene. "I'll bet that was great!" "No, Irlene," Phil replied,
"that was bad. When I got there, I missed the bus from the airport
to my hotel." "Oh," said Irlene, "that's bad." "No," Phil replied,
"that wasn't bad. I got a taxi, and the driver was very friendly."
Irlene: "That's good." "No," said Phil, "that's bad. The
transmission in the taxi broke before we even got away from the
airport." "Oh," said Irlene, "that's bad!" "No," Phil replied,
"that was good. Reverse gear still worked, so we weren't altogether
stranded." "Oh," Irlene said, "that's good!" "No," said Phil,
"that's bad. The driver decided to drive me all the way to my
hotel, backwards." "Whoa!" Irlene replied, "That's bad!" "No," said
Phil, "that was good. When we finally did get to the hotel, the
driver owed me six dollars and forty cents."
God of all my years, since Jesus is in my heart, may my glass always be full. Amen.
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