Late this afternoon over thirty ladies gathered in my home to gift shower a soon to be mom. Sneaking off to the upper portions of the house I sequestered myself in an old rocking chair with a good book. However, I continued to hear sounds from the celebration. Choruses of “oohs and aahs” rose to my ears. I could only imagine the inspiration for such sounds being a pair of Donald Duck booties or a Winnie the Pooh blanket. Soon I was joined by another male as we realized there are certain places we were better off not being.
At this point I am tempted to draw the analogy that there are some places Christians should not be, but to do so would cast a negative reflection on the baby shower and it was a wonderful event – just not for me. However, since I did bring it up I will continue with the thought that there are some places those who are seeking character development should not be. But that creates a problem since one of the main accusations against Jesus was the company He kept. He really did eat with Publicans and sinners and He never apologized for doing so. If we are going to be the salt of the earth we need to get out of the saltshaker. We are not much good all sequestered in our goodie goodie groups.
Perhaps we should note that while Jesus did enter questionable places He also prepared Himself by spending great quantities of time in prayer with His Father. That might have prepared me to watch ladies open bundles of disposable diapers.
Written by Roger Bothwell on September 29, 2008
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