Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints.
Linus goes next. "I wish for a long life for all of my friends," he says. "I wish for world peace, I
wish for great advancements in medical research."
At this, Lucy takes the wishbone and throws it away. "Linus," she says, "that's the trouble with
you, you're always spoiling everything."
It does spoil things, does it not, when into our self-centered, materialistic, divided world comes
one who is able to forget his or her own needs and look to the needs of us all? Such a man has
come and he came with a mission.
May we all help with Jesus' mission of helping others come to know God's love.
(Ephesians 1.15
NRSV)
Lucy and Linus have a chicken wishbone. They are going to pull it to make a wish. As Lucy
explains to Linus how the wishbone works, Linus asks, "Do I have to say the wish out loud?"
Lucy says, "Of course, if you don't say it out loud it won't come true." Then she makes her wish
first. She says, "I wish for four new sweaters, a new bike, a new pair of skates, a new dress and
one hundred dollars."
God of love, help me to think a lot less about my needs and more about the need for others to
hear about your love. Amen.
