The Rev. Cal Lord For The Bulletin

Last weekend, a group of us from church went to see The Shack, the new movie based on W. Paul Youngs best selling book. I knew the movie would elicit some questions so I invited everyone back to the house afterwards.

It was Sunday night. The show finished up just after 6 p.m., so Lori and I decided to order pizza for everyone. Everyone started arriving and we put out some chips, crackers, fruits and veggies. Fifteen minutes later the food arrived.

Lori met the driver at the door and said, Just bring it into the kitchen. Without missing a beat, the driver walked in and headed around the corner with the pizzas. One friend said, He seems to know his way around here.

Another friend recognized the driver as the owner of the pizza restaurant. He said to me, Wow! How do you rate having the boss deliver your order? I smiled and said, Its all in who you know.

The truth is that if you live anywhere for any length of time you get to know people. Over time you build up relationships. Those relationships become friendships. Sometimes you get to know the boss, and that has perks.

It is like what happens with our faith. Once you start spending time with God, in Bible study, in prayer and worship, your relationship deepens. Before you know it, God shows up wherever you go. He is no longer a stranger at your house.

As you walk through Lent, make it a point to spend a little more time with Jesus. Get to know him up close and personal. When it comes to the important stuff in life, you can count on him to show up. Take it from me: he always delivers.

God bless. See you in church.

The Rev. Cal Lord, of Norwich, is the pastor of Central Baptist Church of Westerly. Reach him at calstigers@gmail.com.

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