Pastor Wayne's World
Have you ever had those days when you receive an email that fills your day with complete joy? I did on March 14, 2023. It was an email alert from the UTZ Potato Chip Company informing me that it was National Potato Chip Day! I could not contain my excitement and exclaimed loudly to Lynn, our church secretary, that it was National Potato Chip Day! I was joyful and expectant for what the day would bring and knew that no matter what happened that day, it would be okay. Nothing could destroy my joy and happiness.
Then reality set in. I soon realized that on National Potato Chip Day, I was without a bag of chips. There would be no celebration in the office. Horrified at the travesty that had come my way, I settled in for a long and dreary day. I was hopeful that with every phone call, every person who came into the office would be bearing a gift of a bag of potato chips, but alas it did not occur. I was left to ponder my meager existence of this day without a bag of delicious UTZ potato chips, or any potato chips for that matter.
I spent the day reading an article about the early Christian church and how Communion for them was not like we have it today. It was a feast. They would sit down to a meal together as the church and give thanks to God for sending Jesus to bring us salvation. As I read it, my mind kept inserting potato chips versus the food descriptions and how much of a feast that it was. In my own mind, I could not get past the potato chips imagery, instead of the imagery of the church sitting around the table together feasting and giving thanks to God.
There are many distractions and things that take our mind from God. This is the time of year when we can focus more on God because of the blooming and growing of God’s wonderful creation. Spring is that time when we can fully enjoy the miracle of new life and new growth. It begins to fill our minds about how great and wonderful our creator is!
Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
(Isaiah 43:19 ESV)
Blessings!
Pastor Wayne
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Then reality set in. I soon realized that on National Potato Chip Day, I was without a bag of chips. There would be no celebration in the office. Horrified at the travesty that had come my way, I settled in for a long and dreary day. I was hopeful that with every phone call, every person who came into the office would be bearing a gift of a bag of potato chips, but alas it did not occur. I was left to ponder my meager existence of this day without a bag of delicious UTZ potato chips, or any potato chips for that matter.
I spent the day reading an article about the early Christian church and how Communion for them was not like we have it today. It was a feast. They would sit down to a meal together as the church and give thanks to God for sending Jesus to bring us salvation. As I read it, my mind kept inserting potato chips versus the food descriptions and how much of a feast that it was. In my own mind, I could not get past the potato chips imagery, instead of the imagery of the church sitting around the table together feasting and giving thanks to God.
There are many distractions and things that take our mind from God. This is the time of year when we can focus more on God because of the blooming and growing of God’s wonderful creation. Spring is that time when we can fully enjoy the miracle of new life and new growth. It begins to fill our minds about how great and wonderful our creator is!
Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
(Isaiah 43:19 ESV)
Blessings!
Pastor Wayne
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