Monday's thoughts

Sermon for Sunday May 18th.

"When Life is a Fire Drill"

At 9:15 after the sermon we are going to, actually, have a fire drill. There is a group of staff and church members who have been working up a disaster response plan. In light of some of the terrible things that have happened in all aspects of society and especially in churches we decided it is important to prepare ourselves in case something happens in our church that requires an evacuation on Sunday morning.

After the sermon at 9:15 the alarm will go off and we will be asked to move to the south parking lot.

It makes me think about how life is now with bombings and school and church shootings; with fires and mass panic; with all kinds of strange things going on. What do we do with all this? How do we live in a world in which the unexpected can happen anytime or anywhere?

How do we prepare for the unexpected? How do we handle the tragic events that have come to some and could come to us?

I have seen pickets in the churches I have served. I have had people get up in the middle of a sermon and dispute a part of the sermon. One church I served had to be evacuated on Easter Sunday because some youngster pulled the alarm. The fire trucks came and we had to clear out of the church. The members of the church thought I set that up but I didn't.

We live in a world that is dangerous. As Christians it is important how we learn to deal with it.

Do you have thoughts on this? Write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net or click on the bottom of the page so others can read your thoughts.

I look forward to hearing from you.


Charles Schuster