Wednesday, January 17, 2018

wisdom from a jedi


I'm still coughing. So one more day. Tomorrow I'll have a recording for you. Until then, you can listen HERE.

Today we hear from Jacob, who tells his relatives "God has been with me everywhere I've gone." And that's a take home lesson right there.

It brings to mind an important lesson that you can receive from the new Star Wars movie, The Last Jedi. There is some nonsense in that movie about burning old texts "that weren't page turners" anyway, and which Luke had apparently not even read. And he wondered why he missed out on some Jedi wisdom?

But there IS a deep truth given in one of the scenes that relates to today's reading. Luke is telling Rey about the Force. And he says that the Jedis don't control it. They don't own it. It is foolishness and stupid pride to think they're the only ones who have access to the Force.

And that's true about God. Throughout history, many people, and groups of people, have thought they had a corner on God. They thought THEY knew who God was, and everyone who wanted to talk to Him had to go through them. But not so.

When we talk to people about God, we have to realize that God is already part of their lives. God is at work everywhere, with everyone. When you talk to someone about Him, you're just joining in the work that He's been doing in their lives since the beginning. And, it's good to remember, they're joining in the work that He's doing in YOU since the beginning, too. None of us have a corner on Him. We don't own Him. He's been here since the beginning, and He'll be here long after the end of time.

God, thanks for teaching us wisdom... even through Luke Skywalker.

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