Friday's thoughts on Sunday's sermon

"For the Love of it"

There is a certain aspect of life that is required. There are things we have to do. Some of those things we do for the people we love and we receive the joy of doing them. There are sacrifices we make and we wouldn't think of not making the sacrifices. We do it for the people we love.

We take jobs we really don't want. We work long hours and we strive to please the people we love and the reward comes in doing it for them.

Much of our lives are driven by convenience. We do what we do because it seems like the thing to do. We don't think about it but we just do it. We could be said to lapse into much of life without reflection or thought.

What this sermon is trying to point to is the thing we do for the "love of it". It is that act or set of actions that is motivated by love for doing it. Something takes over our lives and we give ourselves to it.

For some it could be music and we feel the music and we are relaxed by playing our music. For some it could be raising our children and they provide rest and being with them. hearing them form new words, watching them learn, and observing their character developing is something that is personally fulfilling and brings rest and joy.

We all have something we do that we love and that we can give ourselves to. Maybe it's something we left behind when it seemed important to move on. I knew a woman who played the flute in high school and hadn't played it since. They picked up the music and her flute and now enjoys playing in a local orchestra.

What is the thing you do or would like to do for the love of it?

Write me if you have thoughts on this at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to have others read your thoughts click on the 'comments' box below.

If you would like a rough draft of the sermon let me know and I'll send it later today or tomorrow.

I look forward to hearing from you.


Charles Schuster