My wife and I were sitting in church the other day when the pastor admonished the husbands in the congregation to treat their wives like, "Jesus treats his church." Like most church goers, as I stepped through the doorway on the way out of church, I wasn't thinking about his sermon choosing instead to focus on the laundry list of to-dos I had to accomplish that day.
But the next morning, I remembered the pastor's words (and people claim there are no miracles!) while I was at the grocery store. I thought it would be good to get some nice, fresh fruits and vegetables for my wife. As a side note- I don't know about other wives, but my wife always uses the word "nice" when she wants me to get something at the store. She'll say, "see if they have any nice steaks" or "see if they have any nice specials." I'm not exactly sure what a mean or angry steak would look like, but I think I'd know it if I saw it.
At any rate, here I was at the store thinking about treating my wife like Jesus treats his church. Then I started looking at the prices. For those of you who don't do the regular grocery shopping, I gotta tell you I was shocked. A small package of pork chops was almost $9.00! Zucchini was $2.99 a pound! Milk was nearly $5.00 a gallon. And what I really wanted to get my wife- "nice" fresh raspberries, were $4.99 for a small container not much bigger than a postage stamp.
You know, I hope my wife really enjoys those raspberries. I really do. But I can't help but wonder if Jesus has done any grocery shopping for the church lately.
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I KNOW!! We have been shocked down here in TX as well!! Here's a rant for you...every time I'm at the store and the person in front of me is on WIC (Women and Children's Food Asssistance Program) I notice that their basket is FULL OF JUNK!! Why, because that's what we feed the poor in America. That is why our church is making plans for a "Community Garden" on our property. So that we our congregation and the poor don't have to spend so much for "nice" fruits and veggies. Besides that what a great way for us to work together, hang out w/ our kids, learn something new and really be like Christ to the hungry!! Have a great day!
Thanks for your note, Reagan. I think what you're doing in your church is great- what a novel concept. That's exactly what the early disciples would've done. Have a great day!
Jim
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