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The table is set, in the Upper Room. #3
15 years ago
General
Before the Devotional I'd like to let you know that I plan on making our members list a whole lot easier to read and more organized...that thing is a MESS!!!
but I digress...
...ON TO THE DEVOTIONAL! (it's a really good one too today!)
Off Limits?
Read Philippians 4:4-9{link)
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone.
-Colossians 4:6 (NRSV)
THREE minutes had elapsed since I had taken my seat at the counter. Waitresses passed me by; two cooks and a busboy took no notice of my presence. My ego was soothed only because the truck driver seated next to me was ignored as well.
"Maybe this counter is off limits," I said to him. "Maybe they are short of help," he responded. "Maybe they don't want our business," I said. "Maybe they are taking care of those at the tables," was his reply. The hands on the clock continued to move. "Maybe they don't like us," I insisted. "The air conditioning feels so good I don't mind waiting," he said.
At this point a harried waitress stopped to tell us that it had been necessary to cut off the water and so the dishwasher was not functioning. My nameless compatriot smiled, thanked the waitress, and left.
I did not like him. Three times I had sought his support for my obnoxious attitude, but he had let me down. Only later did I realize that he had chosen to practice what I preach.
Martin E. Pike, Jr. (Texas, USA)
Prayer
Dear God, enable us to see ourselves as we really are. Make us sensitive to the trials of others, and let us bring goodwill into life's trying moments. Amen.
Thought for the Day
Give special attention today to how you interact with those who serve you.
Prayer Focus
To speak gracious words every day
but I digress...
...ON TO THE DEVOTIONAL! (it's a really good one too today!)
Off Limits?
Read Philippians 4:4-9{link)
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone.
-Colossians 4:6 (NRSV)
THREE minutes had elapsed since I had taken my seat at the counter. Waitresses passed me by; two cooks and a busboy took no notice of my presence. My ego was soothed only because the truck driver seated next to me was ignored as well.
"Maybe this counter is off limits," I said to him. "Maybe they are short of help," he responded. "Maybe they don't want our business," I said. "Maybe they are taking care of those at the tables," was his reply. The hands on the clock continued to move. "Maybe they don't like us," I insisted. "The air conditioning feels so good I don't mind waiting," he said.
At this point a harried waitress stopped to tell us that it had been necessary to cut off the water and so the dishwasher was not functioning. My nameless compatriot smiled, thanked the waitress, and left.
I did not like him. Three times I had sought his support for my obnoxious attitude, but he had let me down. Only later did I realize that he had chosen to practice what I preach.
Martin E. Pike, Jr. (Texas, USA)
Prayer
Dear God, enable us to see ourselves as we really are. Make us sensitive to the trials of others, and let us bring goodwill into life's trying moments. Amen.
Thought for the Day
Give special attention today to how you interact with those who serve you.
Prayer Focus
To speak gracious words every day
~Wally Bear
~Wally Bear
~Wally Bear
~Wally Bear