is not like the other.
In 2010 our church, Community Church, had a great theme and each month we had a wonderful colored banner that hung in the sanctuary to visually remind us of the name of Jesus that we were praying and studying that month. All of the banners followed a particular set-up but the name of Jesus for the month was bold and featured. After the month passed we retired the banners to the entrance and to a popular meeting room.
Each week our staff meets in this particular room and many of us had never noticed the one of the banners was missing the highlighted name. Or if we had noticed we never mentioned anything about it. Until this past Monday when our administrative pastor was doing the weekly devotional in staff meeting and he made mention of this. His whole point was often times we miss seeing the things that need our attention. "We have to look for the obscure."
Now with the banners sure we should have caught this right away and had the problem rectified with the company that did our printing; however, this was no life or death matter. BUT how many times in real life do we spend our days stuck in our routine not taking the time to notice the obscure. The thing that looks similar but has a little something that we should noticed. The kid who is sitting quietly all by themselves or the coworker who looks as though they haven't slept. May each of us look for the obscure, not to condemn but to recognize. Be the hands and feet of the KING OF THE AGES!
Each week our staff meets in this particular room and many of us had never noticed the one of the banners was missing the highlighted name. Or if we had noticed we never mentioned anything about it. Until this past Monday when our administrative pastor was doing the weekly devotional in staff meeting and he made mention of this. His whole point was often times we miss seeing the things that need our attention. "We have to look for the obscure."Now with the banners sure we should have caught this right away and had the problem rectified with the company that did our printing; however, this was no life or death matter. BUT how many times in real life do we spend our days stuck in our routine not taking the time to notice the obscure. The thing that looks similar but has a little something that we should noticed. The kid who is sitting quietly all by themselves or the coworker who looks as though they haven't slept. May each of us look for the obscure, not to condemn but to recognize. Be the hands and feet of the KING OF THE AGES!
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