By: Rev. Bill Floyd
This older fellow was visiting his doctor. He had not been feeling very well for a long time. “Doctor,” he asked, “am I going to get better or am I going to die?” The doctor answered, “If I were you, I wouldn’t be buying any green bananas.”
Carey always buys a couple of green bananas. Doing this reminds us there is always hope. Hope is active. It makes plans; hope buys green bananas!
It is easy to have hope when you are young. You have your whole life ahead of you. You have much to look forward to. You have not experienced the things in life that crush your hope. I really don’t like going for a job interview or having a review of the job I have because of one question. “Where do you see yourself in five years?” The last time I had that question asked, I had been retired for ten years. I almost laughed! What a question to ask of someone my age. Off the cuff, I said flippantly, “I hope I am still alive.”
That is not an attitude I usually have. There are still people I want to see, places I want to go, and I have a lot of things undone that I want to finish. Filled with hope, I am still looking forward to life and service to Jesus. I do not know how people without hope survive.
Hope is about new beginnings. Grace Resurrection Methodist Church is a place filled with both hope and faith. Along with hope and faith, you have trusted in God to lead you in the right direction. This past week God answered a prayer and brought you a new pastor. Hope is never about staying as you are. It is always about becoming more like Jesus. My friends, hope is alive and well here at Grace. It makes plans and moves forward. Hope buys green bananas!
Much love in Christ,
Bill Floyd