Pastor's Corner

A Big God !
Give thanks with a grateful Heart.

One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?" "It was great, Dad." "Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked. "Oh Yeah" said the son.

"So what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father. The son answered, "I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.

We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them." With this the boy's father was speechless. Then his son added, "Thanks dad for showing me how poor we are."

Too many times we forget what we have and concentrate on what we don't have. What is one person's worthless object is another's prize possession. It is all based on one's perspective isn’t it! You wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for all the bounty we have, instead of worrying about what we don’t have. Take joy in all you have, especially the friends you have enjoyed all these years. This is a story about a little girl who, while on the way home from church, turned to her mother and said, "Mommy, the preacher's sermon this morning confused me."

The mother said, "Oh! Why is that? The girl replied, Well, he said that God is bigger than we are. Is that true?" "Yes, that's true," the mother replied. "He also said that God lives inside of us. Is that true too?" Again the mother replied, "Yes." "Well," said the girl, "if God is bigger than us and He lives inside of us, wouldn't He show through?"

Children have an amazing way of getting down to essentials without the pretenses that often accompany adults. What the little girl said in simple innocence was, indeed, a great theological truth When we receive Christ, God does begin to live inside of us.

St. Ansgar’s Lutheran Church in Montreal has been sharing the good news that God is Big. Over the years many have been blessed as they walked through its’ doors.

This Big God still works through his people as we allow God to show His love and grace through us. In fact, we should become more invisible and Christ more visible. May God’s praise continually be on our lips, that God " must increase, but I must decrease" (John 3:30). For 87 years we have been in mission for others. God is a big God!

Be blessed,

You friend and pastor Samuel King-Kabu

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