Jonesing After the Wind

Fellow Labourers-

Isn't it amazing how age and experience can change our perspective on life. People at different stages of their lives and from different backgrounds yearn for different things to feel fulfilled as human beings. Our exposure does have a tremendous impact on how we think and how we relate. Keeping up with the Joneses has been a pasttime from time immemorial. Who is your Mr. Jones or Mrs. Jones?

The apostle Paul admonishes the young Timothy to "Follow me as I follow Christ." So for Timothy he had Paul as his Mr. Jones. You see not all Jones is a bad example to follow, but it is best if we focus on Jesus. We have never seen Jesus, but the writers of the gospels and the epistles did, so if we follow them we will indeed see Jesus. But, we can choose how we want to see Jesus. We can see him as the little babe in Bethlehem. We can see him as the man from Galilee healing the sick and comforting the bereaved. We can see him as the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Or, we can say like the apostles Paul "That I may know him in the fellowship of his suffering and the power of his resurrection." A tall order but the closest you can get.

Bishop Stewart made some very important observations on Sunday, one of which was, she is now 85 so she can relate with women in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. She can relate to the singles and the married as well as the young and old widows-my emphasis. As she continued her observation she did reiterate "Is it worth it?" But, then she concluded that only Jesus is really worth it, so we should sell all our other treasures and purchase the pearl of great price.

What a great way to start the week; I have decided to follow Jesus.

Pax Vobiscum

Robert A. Stewart