The Post Mortem

If you missed last night, then you missed some more Old Testament survey, as we looked at the book of 1 Samuel as a narrative piece.  I'll repeat myself from last night and say that book is a great literary work, nevermind that it's also historically accurate.  It's got tragedy, irony, a hero, a villain, etc., all ingredients used by great writers like Homer and Shakespeare. 

The point that we ended up landing on, especially in the small group setting, was that every relationship we have in our life is a gift from God, and every time a relationship is broken or fractured in some fashion, we are wasting a gift God has specifically given to us.  And there can, and has with some people, come a point where you break so many relationships that you run out of places to turn for love, support, or comfort. 

I hope that you get a chance to join us this Saturday, as we'll go down as a community to make 1500 meals through Cass Community Social Services.  In doing so, there's a good chance that you'll run into people going through the program there, and you'll find out that they're there because, along the line, they've had relationships that have been shattered and splintered.  So if you're into New Year's resolutions, here's one for you to consider: hold the relationships that God has given you with the highest regard.  Let nothing beneath the call God has put on your life destroy the relationships God has given you.