Zeal

Today's sermon was on zeal, and it was different from all the other sermons on that subject I have heard in the past, and it was refreshing. The pastor emphasized that our righteousness must be placed in Christ. That we cannot earn our salvation, that what we do must come from resting in Christ, being in Christ, and that we should want to do things because we love Him, not because we want to be a good person, or even because we want to be a good Christian. Our zeal must be rooted in knowledge and in the truth. It was refreshing to hear that, because zeal can so often be misplaced and dogmatic. But true zeal is really just an intense love for Christ and resting in Him. And, I will say that this is the first time I ever heard the Darwin Awards used as a sermon illustration. Rather gruesome, actually.

I am blogging more infrequently, due in part to the fact that of those of us who started blogs after college, only 2 of us are left blogging. I have begun posting more on facebook, but I am careful when I do that, as I have so many different "friends" that I only post things that I don't care that the whole world knows about.

I was going to go to Cedar Point yesterday, but I came down with a cold, and did not feel up to it. So, my friend and I went to the paint your own pottery place in town. I painted a coffee mug and saucer. It is light blue and chocolate brown with vine and flower accents. I am not very artistic, but it was a lot of fun, and it was good to get out and do something yesterday.

I found a show on Netflix that is a British comedy from the early 1990s called Waiting for God, and it is about 2 friends in a retirement home. It is very comical, and though I almost want to be like Diana when I am old, (she has a withering wit and a caustic tongue and is hilarious), I will more likely be like Harvey, who is a dear, sweet, daft old chap who is Diana's partner in crime. They are a hoot!

The students are back and classes have started. Work is rather busy right now, and I had my first reference desk shift. I wasn't able to answer all the questions, but I did get a high five from a student that I helped, and it made my night. :-)

We have the weekend off from play rehearsals, but after Labor Day we will be rehearsing every night, and probably long rehearsals, as we will have less than 2 weeks before the show. At least all my lines are good. :-)

Blessings