Sunday Homily, May 28, 2017, 7th Easter
Readings:
Acts of the Apostles 1, 12-14, All devoted themselves to prayer.
Psalm 27, I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living. (a good one)
1 Peter 4, 13-16, Rejoice.
John 17, 1-11, I pray for them.
"Welcome in, Everybody, " says Harper.
To dwell in the house of the Lord
This past Friday after Romeos, I headed across Central to Plano Cycling, one of my favorite places to visit. I wanted one of my service friends to check Rosemary’s rear bike brake. She had told me it was soft. I can fix a lot of things on a bike, and love doing it, but I would prefer a specialist work on her brake for safety’s sake.
So says Seth likewise, plus, "Wake me up after that old guy stops talking."
So I go in about 2:30 and this is why I love to go there. I walk in and hear, “Hi, John” from numerous staff, or “Hi, John Stack” from the service manger. I confess it means a lot to be known by name in a store.
I look for my specialist friends, Darrell or Lorinda. Not there. A bummer. But a new guy is there, about 28. He is working on a bike and apparently is alone. I tell him what I want and he says, “sure,” he will fix it while I wait.
Our Candle Lighter of The Week, Leo
Turns out Rosemary needs more than a cable tightened. She has worn out her brake pads and needs a new set. Joey says, “No problem,” he can fix that in a minute.
So we begin to talk. “What's your name? Joey. How long you been working here? About 2 months. How do you like it? I love it. How did you get here?”
Offertory,Bernadette, Gil, and Diane.
He proceeds to tell me he had a good office job with good money. But he was not happy. He used to bring work home. He is married, but did not mention kids. Everything was good, but he was not happy. He had known Plano Biking since he bought his first bike there as a little kid. He loved to just visit.
One day he was talking with somebody on the staff and saying how he loved bikes & working on them and how his job was not satisfying. “We’ll hire you,” the person said. Joey jumped.
Prep time.
This exemplifies what it means
To dwell in the House of the Lord,
To see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
And you?
How do you dwell in the House of the Lord?
What are the good things of the Lord that you see in the land of the living?
And what for recessional?
P.S. A note to all of you who are celebrating our Memorial Day weekend at your lake houses, on cruises, like to Alaska, Mike & Geri, and to points south, like Tom and Teresa, and to all points in between, you, too, are seeing and celebrating the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
The Best Music, Shonda, Bethany for her last event, and David.
