Scripture: Luke 8:40-43
When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they had been waiting for him. A man named Jairus, who was a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He pleaded with Jesus to come to his house because his only daughter, a twelve-year-old, was dying. As Jesus moved forward, he faced smothering crowds. A woman was there who had been bleeding for twelve years. She had spent her entire livelihood on doctors, but no one could heal her.
Thought for the Day: What should we consider an interruption and what should we see as an opportunity? I don’t know about you, but interruptions can bother me. Because we call them interruptions, it usually means an interruption of something I was doing. People often speak of multi-tasking, and though I don’t believe very many people can do it effectively, I am one who cannot do it at all. The other day, I was telling some folks about how I do not quickly transition back to the previous work prior to the interruption. I fiddle around, reread a few pages and look at the partial sentence that now makes absolutely no sense. It’s not the most productive time. Jesus was interrupted, and though he probably could multi-task well, he demonstrated how ministry is often found in the interruptions. So often we are focused on our work and plans that we miss the calling right before us. Let’s be clear, an interruption can be a distraction from God’s calling, and so discernment is necessary. Yet in the end, if a need for love and compassion is the interruption, don’t you believe the interruption was no interruption?
Prayer: Interrupt me, O God of Healing, when I need to be interrupted. Call me away from my plans when they do not align with your plans. This I request in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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