This morning's sermon shed new light on the familiar passage of Mary and Martha. I have long ago decided I am more Mary than Martha, and by that I mean at a party (specifically if we host it) I am much more likely to be found ignoring the kitchen sink full of dishes and trying my best to work the room. I'm at least as far from the kitchen as I can get and enjoy laughing and sharing stories then trying to make excuses for how dusty the house is. This morning we looked at the parable found just before that of Mary and Martha's story (Luke 10: 36-42) which is the Good Samaritan. In one chapter Jesus tells us to be good servants to others and in the next (at least as Luke tells it) Jesus says don't be a servant. And that's where the light bulb clicked on. Don't let serving others get in the way of remembering God. How simple is that?
The chili cook-off was after the 11a service. There were seven groups represented. Anyone could come to Wesley Hall, purchase tickets and then sample the chili. Then you put tickets in the basket by the chili that you liked. All the groups will receive a portion of the money that was brought in. Bill's was by far the spiciest and received many compliments. No one ran away in tears! We ran out of chili by the end, but it was clear the cards were stacked against us. We were representing the youth, and while Gary admittedly put three of his five tickets into our basket, it was not enough to compete with the Social Concerns group who had more of their members milling around. Oh well, it was fun and the comments received were complimentary. Bill already has a plan for next year, hopefully it will include having actual youth help make and/or serve it. I really liked it and I'm sad that there's none left over.
The chili cook-off was after the 11a service. There were seven groups represented. Anyone could come to Wesley Hall, purchase tickets and then sample the chili. Then you put tickets in the basket by the chili that you liked. All the groups will receive a portion of the money that was brought in. Bill's was by far the spiciest and received many compliments. No one ran away in tears! We ran out of chili by the end, but it was clear the cards were stacked against us. We were representing the youth, and while Gary admittedly put three of his five tickets into our basket, it was not enough to compete with the Social Concerns group who had more of their members milling around. Oh well, it was fun and the comments received were complimentary. Bill already has a plan for next year, hopefully it will include having actual youth help make and/or serve it. I really liked it and I'm sad that there's none left over.
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