Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Too busy

Jonah 1:1-17
Psalms 5, 6
Acts 26:24-27:8
Luke 8:40-56


Luke 8:40-56
Ever had one of those days when nthing seems to get done. Rather like the story of the Dutch farmer (I don't know why he was Dutch) who went to plough his field. On the way there he found that the tractor needed gas and went to get gas. He passed the cow with a full udder waiting to be milked to relieve her discomfort. Going to the dairy he passed the pig grunting noisily in anticipation of breakfast... you get the idea. Did the field ever get ploughted? I always grough at Jesus saying how can an itinerent preacher like you know busyness like a woman in our modern culture. The answer is that he did have those days and one is recorded in this story. Jesus has been there and with the strength of his Spirit get through it too.

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