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| ps from ps Out of the old – into the new. I didn’t mess up that phrase, just morphed it to match the day. Recently, a family made a decision to use some old stuff for some new people. Some friends that I grew up with unfortunately had both their parents die in the past couple years. They made the decision to donate a ton of furniture and kitchen supplies to St. Paul’s refugee resettlement program and the family that will move into our new house.. Yesterday, a group of people grabbed a U-Haul and moved the belongings “out of the old” house and “into the new” house. These efforts will be part of furnishing an entire home to welcome a family that is resettling into WNY and looking to build a new life here. “When you welcomed…clothed…fed…visited…those struggling the most, you welcomed me.” – Jesus. As I experienced their giving this week, it caused me to reflect on my own “stuff” and what Jesus could do with it. How the world and God could use some of it.. As I look out my office window and see the guys working at Wheels for Workers and turning donated bikes into crucial work transportation, I hear Jesus words echo in my head. As I see the Tiger’s Den Food Pantry volunteers organize donated food, check expiration dates and stock it on the shelves, I realize that the people that show up on Thursdays and Saturdays are the ones that Jesus is speaking of when he says: “Everybody Eats”. (He didn’t say those exact words but he lived them out many times, including for thousands of people with some loaves and fish.) Out of the old…into the new. What do we have to offer Jesus today? Jesus, in and through the form of those most in need. Those that need welcome. Those that need food. Those that are imprisoned. What of our “old,” when shared, could be made “new?”. Lord, thanks for the resources we have. May we use them for you. Amen Still in One Peace, ps |
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