~ by the Pastor and guest writers ~
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A LIGHT FOR CHRIST (March 29, 2006) One of the grandkids came home from school with a sad face sticker on her report for the day. And there was glue in her hair. A conversation with the teacher revealed the whole story which went like this: “It was one of those days which we all have. A little kid came over and patted her on the shoulder like he always did. She took offense and put glue in his hair. He took offense and put glue in her hair and it went down hill from there.” Isn’t that the way it goes in life. At home, at work, and even at church, the day starts out wrong and gets progressively worse. We react to simple statements negatively and take everything personally. The issue isn’t important any more because personalities get in the way. And then the whole week is ruined. Relationships are destroyed. Other people get involved and it’s really downhill from there for the whole community. And it all started because my grandchild had a bad day. I wonder if she really deserves all the blame. Rather than placing blame, we might wonder what we could do differently to keep the negative from escalating. How do we keep from putting glue in the hair of the one putting glue in our hair is the real question? Scripturally, the answer is turning the other cheek and loving those who do us wrong. Easier said than done some would say, yet we have to try. All the conflict managers, with whom I speak, suggest that we would be best served by discussing issues rather than personalities. To make decisions based on issues rather than emotion is the best policy. Could it be said that it is okay to be the “frozen chosen” as many would describe Presbyterians? Some say that we only appreciate or value that which costs us to achieve or obtain. If we don’t have to work for it, we don’t value it. If such is true, then it explains why loving our neighbor is so hard so often. Keep trying and First Presbyterian Church will continue to be a light for Christ in McAllen, Texas. See you in church, O'Quin
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