Hello,
(continued from last week….last week’s Bungee Cord can be
found on my blog 1Johnthreeone.blogspot.com)
….The Driver didn’t budge, “I am NOT going in there!” said
the driver as he stood right under the sign that warned, “No Swimming. No Fishing. No Boating”
“You girls should have been watching where you were going. I am NOT going in that pond.”
Betsy also stood in the shadow of the sign, and she could hear her parent’s
words echoing, “Absolutely – and under no circumstances……” But this was here sister struggling in
that pond – her sister whose heart beat with hers – her sister whose life was
woven into hers – her sister whom she loved. Reflex took hold of Betsy, and she plunged into Peabody’s
Pond – that pond full of acid that would eat holes in her skin, full of chemicals
that would breed cancer, and full of glass that would slice her like shark’s
teeth. She plunged into that pond
to save her sister. She could not
have done otherwise. It was a
reflex; a reflex of the heart.
“No swimming. No
fishing. No boating.” Surely a sign like that is posted on
the banks of this life in which you and I live; a life where we, bruised and
beaten try to keep ourselves afloat.
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It’s a world full of the acid of hate and envy
that eats holes in people’s lives.
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It’s a world full of greed and selfishness that
breeds cancer and pain.
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It’s a world where violence and oppression lie
like broken glass ready to slash deep.
What would lead anyone to plunge into this pool of misery to
save us?
Only a reflex, a reflex of the heart.
That is what Christmas is all about – the reflex of a heart – the reflex
of God’s heart. “Do not be afraid,” the
angel said, “for see, I am bringing you good news of great joy for all people;
to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the
Lord.” On this day, Jesus, the
Son of God, plunged into our lives – knowing full well the painful consequences
he would suffer – all the painful consequences of hatred, the greed and the
violence that would nail him to the cross – nevertheless, he plunged into our
lives out of reflex – the reflex of his heart, the heart of God!
Have a blessed Christmas and a great week,
God’s grace and peace, (ggap)
Pastor Jerry Nuernberger
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