Daily Worship

Eureka moments

Albert Bogle January 11, 2016 0 0

Luke 2: 41-52

The boy Jesus at the temple

41 Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. 42 When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom. 43 After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. 44 Thinking he was in their company, they travelled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends. 45 When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. 46 After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47 Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. 48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, ‘Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.’

49 ‘Why were you searching for me?’ he asked. ‘Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?’ 50 But they did not understand what he was saying to them.

51 Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart. 52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

We continue with our “Searching” theme this week, considering stories in the New Testament that spell out “eureka moments” when individuals discover faith in Jesus for themselves. These “ eureka moments” still exists today.  All over the world individuals of all ages are discovering for themselves moments of revelation where they move from being passive believers in Jesus to becoming modern day disciples. 

Christianity is more than simply adopting a lifestyle - it’s much more! Its about discovering the very thing we  didn’t know we’ve been searching for all our lives - to know we are loved by our creator and that he longs for us to call him Father. In other words Christianity invites us to  develop a relationship with God.  Jesus becomes our “bridge over troubled water” leading us into the heart of God. He becomes the door through which we enter into the presence of God. in our reading today Mary has a eureka moment.

 

Lord,
Our world is overwhelmed
Grief and panic fill the air
Everywhere people  are searching
Looking for the lost
We are all living in a war zone
For some it is very visible 
For others it’s invisible
While bombs explode 
Children literally die
For others families implode
And relationship die

Lord
Hear our prayers today as we pray for 
Families separated by mental or physical war
Friends divided by literal or psychological walls of fear
Enemies searching for peace
Give us all the sustenance to keep on searching 
To move beyond ourselves
Lord be our bridge 
From death to life
From fear to faith 
From hate to love
From despair to hope
Come Lord
Reveal yourself to your people
Give to each of us a “eureka moment”
To share with others - “ we have found the Messiah.