Foolishness: Songs and Wood Curls

 

~~~ 2 Corinthians 11:1-11~~~ Psalm 111 ~~~ Matthew 6:7-15 ~~~

 

Brothers and sisters:
If only you would put up with a little foolishness from me!
Please put up with me.

 

I love these opening verses from St. Paul.

Perhaps it is not necessary to always take ourselves seriously.

Is it acceptable to have fun and act foolishly, occasionally?

I say, yes.

We do not hear too much in the Bible about Jesus having fun.

He did attend wedding feasts which usually are fun-filled events.

He shared meals with his apostles.

How can you gather for a meal without sharing some good laughs?

 

Jesus grew up in a home where his mother, Mary probably sang to him.

Jesus grew up in a home where his father, Joseph worked with wood.

Tiny little curls of wood shavings probably twirled across the floor.

 

Singing and playing with curls of wood can be very fun.

 

Paul reveals his sense of humor here in the final verses...

By the truth of Christ in me,
this boast of mine shall not be silenced...
And why? Because I do not love you?
God knows I do!

Thanks for putting up with me...

thanks for listening to me boast about my outstanding qualities.

In the end Paul confirms his love for his  friends and faithful followers.

 

 

Jesus gives us the perfect prayer; a prayer spoken from the heart.

Jesus says you do not need lengthy, wordy prayers.

He wants us to pray to our heavenly Father.

The Our Father is a simple prayer of praise, petition,

surrender, and mercy.

Giving to God what belongs to God.

 

God does indeed put up with much foolishness from us.

The difference is that we usually do not even realize we are being foolish.

 

Sincerely pray the Lord's Prayer;

it is not foolish or a waste of your time.

One day as you recite this familiar prayer

you may be blessed with new sight.

You may receive something

from these words that revitalizes your heart.

 

God is equally at work in the familiar

as well as the unknown spaces of our heart.

He is at work in the mother's song and among the scattered curls of wood.

The 'Aha' may even appear as foolishness for the moment.

 

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