May 28, 2013, Day
1 Chronicles 10-12, Psalm 118, Romans 5
Good News –
They say that bad news travels fast, but according to some research out of the University of Pennsylvania back in 2010, good news travels faster. That may be, but first you have to consider, good news for whom?
In Romans 5, however, we read the Good News. The Good News of Christ is the free gift of justification! Through faith, it is available to all. “…so one man’s act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all.” It must be noted that relationship is at the heart of the matter. To know this justification, we must first know Jesus as Lord.
Recently, I was talking to someone who was recounting a funny story from Tom Sawyer. In the story the children had received tickets for memorizing Bible verses. Tom, a terrible student if there ever was one, had no tickets. But he traded others for their tickets, some for candy others for other trifles. It turned out he had the most when the new Bible was to be distributed. The Superintendent of the Sunday school was amazed when Tom Sawyer came up with his tickets indicating that he had memorized two thousand verses! Now he was given the opportunity to show his knowledge to a prestigious member of the community, Judge Thatcher. The Judge asked Tom to tell him the names of the first two disciples. “David and Goliah!” was his answer. I laughed, the man telling the story laughed, but the others just smiled. They didn’t know the story.
I hope that as you are reading these scriptures, that you are remembering that the promises and the Good News that we find in them needs to be shared. We don’t want to be the only ones laughing in the end.
All love,
Cori Olson
Priest in Charge
St. Luke the Physician Episcopal Church
1 Chronicles 10-12, Psalm 118, Romans 5
Good News –
They say that bad news travels fast, but according to some research out of the University of Pennsylvania back in 2010, good news travels faster. That may be, but first you have to consider, good news for whom?
In Romans 5, however, we read the Good News. The Good News of Christ is the free gift of justification! Through faith, it is available to all. “…so one man’s act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all.” It must be noted that relationship is at the heart of the matter. To know this justification, we must first know Jesus as Lord.
Recently, I was talking to someone who was recounting a funny story from Tom Sawyer. In the story the children had received tickets for memorizing Bible verses. Tom, a terrible student if there ever was one, had no tickets. But he traded others for their tickets, some for candy others for other trifles. It turned out he had the most when the new Bible was to be distributed. The Superintendent of the Sunday school was amazed when Tom Sawyer came up with his tickets indicating that he had memorized two thousand verses! Now he was given the opportunity to show his knowledge to a prestigious member of the community, Judge Thatcher. The Judge asked Tom to tell him the names of the first two disciples. “David and Goliah!” was his answer. I laughed, the man telling the story laughed, but the others just smiled. They didn’t know the story.
I hope that as you are reading these scriptures, that you are remembering that the promises and the Good News that we find in them needs to be shared. We don’t want to be the only ones laughing in the end.
All love,
Cori Olson
Priest in Charge
St. Luke the Physician Episcopal Church
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