Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Holy Interruptions

I'm a person who likes to have a plan for my day. I like to know what's on my calendar, what needs to be finished by the end of the day, who needs to be met with, how many loads of laundry need to be finished. By breakfast, I'm thinking about what we are most likely having for dinner tonight or tomorrow even. I don't like interruptions that seem to get in my way. But Jesus' ministry shows that maybe interruptions are holy. Many of Jesus' miracles, happen while he is doing something else. Look at Matthew chapter 9 verse 18, "WHILE he was saying these things to them, suddenly a leader of the synagogue came in and knelt before him." While Jesus was eating dinner and teaching, while Jesus was doing important things, a man came to him and begged Jesus to heal his daughter, bring his daughter back to life. It was an interruption in Jesus' day, but Jesus went and on the way there, was interrupted again by a woman who needed to be healed of her bleeding. It's a good thing that Jesus allowed himself to be interrupted. What would our lives look like if instead of seeing interruptions as annoyances, we saw them as holy moments, chances to see God, moments to touch God? What interruptions could be holy in your life?

2 comments:

Wendy said...

Tonight's thunderstorm is a HOLY moment. Rather than spending time at the baseball field away from family members, the cancellations allowed us to stay home, eat together, play together and point out as you have, Pastor Heather, the beauty in God's plan with the rain!

Colleen said...

Holy interruptions come in all sizes, some just get our attention more than others. The important thing is to look for the blessings in them and appreciate them rather than focus on the negative.