Junk
yard, salvage yard, bone yard—they are various names for places where you can
find parts for your car when you need them. Some of these lots are well
organized, and some of them aren’t. These are not the new parts, nicely boxed
and clean of grime. These are parts from vehicles that have outrun their
usefulness to others or disabled by accidents. Yet, if you know exactly what
you want and are willing and able to do the work yourself, they are places that
can save a fair amount of money. Doors, seats, hubcaps and wheels, water and
oil pumps, radiators and even transmissions can be found in good serviceable
condition at the bone yard. They are rejected by many and stored by others with
the hope that they might be important to someone someday. For people who are
restoring vehicles, these bone yards can be a treasure trove.
Today
we are reminded that there are days when we will feel rejected, even cast aside
and deemed useless by the world, yet God has a use for us. God is constantly
reaching into our bone yard, restoring and building vibrant communities of
faith. Even Christ was rejected by the world, but
his life and ministry, death and resurrection, are the very foundation of our
faith. We are reminded that as Christ lives, so our lives are valued, living
testimonies to the great treasure God has created from the cast offs in the
bone yard. Indeed, the church is not a building, it is the living community of
faith which you are part of. Without your participation in the great
resurrection conversation, the church is less than God intends. Even in those
times when we feel rejected and cast aside, we are part of God’s treasure
trove.
Prayer
Lord, there are days when we do not know your
presence in our lives and forget that you continue to live among us. In those
times, we also forget that we are part of your living body for others. May we
always know your presence bearing witness to your continued merciful creating
hands. Amen
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