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Right now it is 3:25am, I woke up about 40 minutes ago with a ton on my mind. I have been somewhat bombarded with stuff to do. One of things that is on my calendar is a wedding that I have the very special privilegeof officiating. I am going to be marrying my good friends Ramey and Lindsey. I have known Ramey for 12 1/2 years, and Lindsey for 10 1/2 years.
As I lay here running through that day in my mind, I begin to realize the seriousness of a wedding day. I know how serious it can be from the side of being the groom, but it is a whole new angle as the officiant. It is somewhat humbling to think that I have the rights to do such a duty. That really got me thinking about responsibilities and what comes with responsibilities. I find myself in a position that I get to shepard a large group of students on a weekly basis. I don’t think that I realize how serious of a job that is. With everything that we have had going on at SSCC I have really been thinking about the high calling of a pastor. You see, if I am completely honest, I often take my job and my calling for granted. I have been given great responsibility, along with that comes a bar that has been set high. I am called to lead not just “in church” or on Sundays, but I am called to lead by the way I live my life.
It is so easy to turn a ministry position into a job. I do not want to do that. I have such an awesome priviledge of serving the Kingdon of God in this capacity, and the last thing I want to do is to make it into a j.o.b.
Who are you picking? I picked Pitt to win it all against UConn. After watching Villinova tear UCLA apart, I am wanting to jump on that bandwagon.
I also picked my DEVILS to go to the elite 8. That is right they are going to upset Syracuse tomorrow.
Who do you got?
What are some things that you remember that are odd, random, or useless?
For me… I remember that in 1987 Andre Dawson won the MVP for the last place Chicago Cubs (the guy to ever win an MVP on a last place team). Dawson hit .289 with 49HR and 137 RBI’s. What???? Who remembers that crap? OR… I remember eating a salad on a plane in 1983, I was 3 at the time, and I remember thinking that I was a good boy for finishing my food.
Jesus asks us to remember him through the sacrament of communion. He asks us to remember him through the breaking of bread and the sharing of the cup.
This is sometimes really hard for me. Not the actual participating in communion, but in the constant remembering of what Jesus did for me and all of mankind. If this were to be something that was constantly on my mind then I am sure that my choices, decisions, and way of living would be different. I have a feeling that Jesus knew that we would need a constant reminding of what He came to do.
So today, tomorrow, and the rest of the week I am going to make a very concious effort to remember specifically what took place 2,ooo years ago. What about you?
Today while I was working at the bux (starbucks), I had an encounter with a customer that struck me as “normal” in our current society, but I don’t think it is a healthy thing. We have this idea that we are owed things. That we have a “right” to certain things.
Today this lady walked in and ordered a Sumatra, Sumatra is one of our Bold coffees, but we were not brewing Sumatra today. She then pointed out that we had it on the board. I explained to her that we must not have changed it, but we were brewing a Verona, another bold coffee. She then asked me if we would give her a free cup of coffee because we didn’t have the Sumatra. Why should we give here a free cup of coffee? Did she really deserve a free cup? She felt that we owed it to her. I just gave it to her. No arguement. But… I am annoyed that we have come to think that people owe us things. I am all about great customer service, I give out free coffee when we mess up, or when we are brewing a new pot, but come on.
What do you think? Do we have an unhealthy idea of entitlement? 
