Sunday, June 20, 2004

[Jesus] said, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
(Matthew 18.3 NRSV)

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Ron Jensen in LEADERSHIP magazine tells of a painful ending to an attempted ski jump that appeared for years as the opening of THE WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS television program: "The skier appeared in good form as he headed down the jump, but then, for no apparent reason, he tumbled head over heels off the side of the jump, bouncing off the supporting structure.

"What viewers didn't know was that he chose to fall rather than finish the jump. Why? As he explained later, the jump surface had become too fast, and midway down, he realized if he completed the jump, he would land on the level ground, beyond the safe landing area, which could have been fatal.

"As it was, the skier suffered no more than a headache from the tumble."

It's hard to change, but God calls us to change our ways to God’s ways.

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Loving God, help me to change into your holy image. Amen.

Ron Newhouse

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