So the parable of the banquet... (Luke 14:15-23) All those people were invited, but they came up with all kinds of excuses not to come. "Just got married." "Need to sort out my new oxen." "Just bought some new land and I need to check it over." I suppose these refusals to a banquet are quite ridiculous really!
I can think of lots of excuses myself not to go to places and enjoy myself. I'm too tired. I just want a night in by myself. I won't know anyone. New people might not like me. I'm too old. I'm not smart enough. I don't have the right clothes to wear. There are so many excuses that seem to be reason enough to not become part of a community. But they are ridiculous!
Compared to the worst that might happen, the best is also likely to happen. You might enjoy yourself. You might connect with another human being. It might lead to you throwing a banquet yourself. The walls that you built up, just might not be real. You might actually live life in all its fullness. There might be laughter and later there might be tears to share. I think it is worth accepting the invitation to fullness of life.
Go and say yes, or throw a party yourself and invite some people you might not normally talk to. They just might say yes, and if they say no, they just might be ridiculous!
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Trees that will become a boat
This week there was a great escape to the woods to choose some larch trees, twenty in all, to become a new boat. It was honestly like walking on holy ground to walk around the woods discerning which tree might be best placed to become part of a boat. It's like going to an audition to see who will be selected to be in an orchestra. I wonder how the trees that weren't selected feel.
I have added a photo of one of the trees and a picture of a model boat like the one the tree will become (but a lot bigger...).
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