Matthew
26:40
Jesus came to the disciples and found them sleeping; "Could you
not stay awake with me one hour? Stay awake and pray that you might
not come into a time of trial; the sprit is indeed willing but the
flesh is weak."
There
is probably no greater insult than the time someone is sharing
something important with you and you fall asleep in the middle of it.
So it has happened countless times in the Borchardt household when
the old man is trying to listen to a tale of joy and excitement where
Judy, in response to the question "How was your day, dear?"
lays it all out in detail. In the middle of a sentence, she stops
and asks "Are you listening? No you are NOT!" In an
attempt to cover my tracks I repeat the most recent sentence she
said, but the ruse doesn't work. So, the relationship has to be
re-built and we start over.
How
do you think Jesus felt when his disciples fell asleep at the moment
he is seeking personal support in a life-threatening crisis?
Jesus
breaks into our lives in the middle of the New Testament lesson on
Easter morning when we are asleep before the sermon even starts.
John Judson notices but so does God, which is what really matters.
God,
please grant us the strength and persistence to hear your word and
feel your presence with us as we worship you in this trying time for
our faith. We have heard this Easter message so often that we are
anesthetized and tend to fall asleep upon hearing it again. Don't
let that happen. Instead, use the reading and preaching of this
season to renew our commitments and make us more than just names on
the pew pads. Amen.
Hank
Borchardt
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