KEEPING US ON OUR FEET

Sunday, October 28, 2007

It’s Sunday again. It never fails to amaze me how fast this day comes around. When I was preaching I knew that just as soon as I had finished a sermon that another one was coming—and soon, or so it seemed. What will the preacher say today? I am always interested in that.

Whatever he says today, I am certain there is one thing which should never be left out. Tennyson wrote, “Never morning wore to evening, but some heart did break.” There is so much that needs to be said and so many people that need different things. But whoever else will be in the service, there will be someone with a broken heart. The Bible is mindful of the broken heart. The Bible never forgets the word comfort.

In the Book of Job, Eliphaz says to Job: “Your words have kept men on their feet.”

Ah, we need that. Life is tough and we need words to keep us on our feet. I hope I hear those words today and I think I will. I hope you do too.