Rev. Reed Lee Pedersen's
Psalm 90:4
For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past, or like a watch in the night. My 6th grade confirmation teacher told my class a joke in somewhat of a reference to this Psalm verse: “1,000 years for God is only a second. $1,000,000,000 for God is just a penny. An angel decided to have a get-rich-quick scheme. He went to God and said, “My heavenly Lord, may I have but a penny? God thought about it and answered back, “Just give me a sec.”” With the right delivery this joke can still get people laughing. This Psalm verse and joke give a big reminder that God has a much larger frame of reference than our own. Sometimes in our lives we can be so centrally focused on a single moment in time or just think in terms of our home congregations. The Body of Christ is much larger than our home congregations, even the mega churches, and the Body of Christ has been here before us and continues for eternity. This week you can try this little exercise:
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AuthorPastor Reed is a first call pastor at Augustana Lutheran Church in Andover, Illinois. Archives
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