Saturday, April 26, 2003
Saturday, April 26, 2003
But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior,
the Lord Jesus Christ.
Wouldn't it be great to leave our churches with that kind of excitement, that kind of
enthusiasm--so that no matter how calm and sophisticated we look while we are inside these
walls, we couldn't wait to get outside to share Christ's love with somebody else?
(Philippians 3.20
NRSV)
When Fanny Brice, the renowned comedienne, was first offered a job from the much-acclaimed
Florenz Ziegfeld, she accepted the job very quietly without much show of emotion. She thanked
his secretary and his doorman very politely. As soon as she was out of the building, though, she
raced down to the theater where she would be performing. All afternoon, she stood in front of the
Broadway theater and grabbed people off the sidewalk to tell them that she would soon be
working there.
Dear God, help me to share with enthusiasm my savior, Jesus the Christ. Amen.
