But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
(Luke 14.13
NRSV)
A mental hospital developed an unusual test to determine
when their patients were ready to go back into the world. They
would bring the patient being considered for release into a room
with a sink. When the patient entered the room a faucet over the sink was already on, the sink was overflowing, and water was pouring onto the floor. The patient was handed a mop and asked to clean up the mess. If the patient had enough sense to turn off
the faucet before starting to mop up the water, the doctors
concluded he was ready to go back into society. But if he started
mopping with the water still running, more treatment was needed.
You and I need to stop mopping long enough to look up and
see if the faucet is still running. We need to go to the root of
our restless, confused lives. We have crowded out God and without
God life is simply a whirlwind of meaningless activity. We need
to center our lives in Him and His purpose. Then we discover that
life truly is a feast. He offers an invitation to His banquet
table. Will you take time to accept?
Dear Jesus, help me to not stray from your banquet. Amen.
Ron
Newhouse
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