Two young men walked in the den where grandma was watching her "stories". They shuffled their feet, made small talk, but finally got down to business.
"Grandma, we've all talked about it, and we don't think you're doing your job the way you once did - the way we need you to," the first man started.
"What do you mean, son?" the older lady asked, trying to see the TV around the two men.
"Well, you can't cook or clean anymore. You don't tell us stories of the old days. We haven't heard any wisdom from you in a long time. You usually just watch television and sleep. We're going to have to let you go," the second man said.
Grandma hung her head. "I realize that I'm getting older and can't carry out my duties that I once did. Will you at least give me a few weeks to find a new family?"
"We'll give you two weeks and a good recommendation. I'm sure that God is calling you to a good older family out there somewhere," her son said.
Read the whole thing. Of course, the question is not meant to drive us from church, but to drive us (the church), to Christ.
2 comments:
I just read it...I think new believers should be instructed to begin learning to live as Christ and skip getting directed to a "building" for awhile? You know, "no no, it's not over their"
Interesting blog, gmarie-
Hi gmarie - thanks for commenting. Would you consider 'the church'--as the term is used in Scripture--to be something other than a building?
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