Sometimes at church I am just there taking up pew space. But, sometimes a wave of emotion comes over me. Just thinking about Jesus hanging on that cross and all He went through just for me. All His pain and suffering just to show me the way, the truth, the life.
Awash in this sea of mercy and grace, another wave crashes over me, eroding away my sand castles of iniquity. Quivering like a jelly fish, I choke back the tears, gasping and barely able to speak the word “Amen” as the priest announces “the Body of Christ”.
Returning to my pew with My Lord and Savior still on my tongue, my eye catches the sight of a beautiful young woman. It totally swamps my boat. “Dude, she’s hot!” The little voice in head sounds just like Larry the cable guy. “Lord, that an’t right”
What was I thinking? How can I go from standing in front of the gates of heaven to falling thru the trap door to hell in the blink of an eye?
In the garden of Gethsemane Jesus said to Peter “So you could not keep watch with me for one hour?” Wow! I am not even capable to “keeping watch” for even one nanosecond.
Forgive me Lord a sinner. Please, Lord, Jesus let Your vision be the only vision in my eyes and Your voice be the only voice in my head.
Amen.
2/4/2007
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