“Thank you so much” and “Get lost”
Saying thank you can be transformational for the one who hears and the one who speaks. In recent times I have been saying thank you to Gillian by name much more than I used to. It honours her and blesses me.
In the Koonung Corner earlier this year I shared my story of ministry life and my gratitude to this congregation for a resurrection experience in ministry in 1994. Thank you to those who were here then.
Like many of you, I realise that I am among the most fortunate of this world, born into a peaceful land, highly educated, loved by my family, well travelled, financially secure, still playing the piano and singing. But none of those things are at the top of my gratefulness list.
It is Jesus and his Way, his Truth and his Life that I am most grateful for, because it has formed my life, because it will keep challenging me until the day I die, and because it offers meaning, hope and direction to anyone looking for it. On Sunday I will share why I love that Man and wish I was more like him.
One thing Jesus said that I really love is in our scripture this week: He who would save his life will lose it but he who would lose his life for my sake and the gospel will find it. After we get past our mutual self-congratulation as a church, how on earth are we going to get lost for Jesus?
Paul Tonson