Tracy's Blog

I love children. They are so interesting and cute! God loves children too... much more than I do! This past while I have noticed different things that the Bible says about children that applies to us as adults. This is what I want to reflect on over Lent: giving up childish ways and being child-like. Today it is about being like a child. Luke 18:15-18: 15 People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 17 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." Receiving the kingdom of God like a little child.... what could that mean? Here are a few ideas: There is a simplicity and straightforwardness to how most children receive things. Think of when a wrapped present is offered to a...

All week I have been wondering what to say in this blog - the one talking about getting paid.  I didn't come up with anything so I thought for my final entry in this series, I would let you know about a website I found dedicated to the theology of work for you to check out: The Theology of Work Project . That was before I read the Bible with my son at his bedtime.  The reading today was Matthew 6:24-33.   I read the first verse: 24  “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. and thought, "well, even if I don't have a lot to say about the getting paid part of work, I have something".  Here is that something:  Money is very important but it is never the most important.  Our jobs are not about serving money, they are about serving God even if we do them for the pay cheque.  What we get paid is God's provision for ou...

Work.  Why do we do it?  An obvious reason is to survive.  The money we make working pays for our food, clothing, and shelter.  There may be other things we want in life that we work for too but maybe we will get more into that next week when I write about the "getting paid" part of work. I am wondering about the purpose of our work.  Does our work need to have a purpose beyond the pay cheque?  For me it does.  I have a deep desire for meaning in my life... including how I spend my working hours. So, what is the purpose of work?  There are lots of different perspectives on this.  What I am thinking about tonight is the connection between the Great Commandments and work. 8  One of the teachers of the law   came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” 29  “The most important one,”  answered Jesus,  “is this: ...