After Dark One Evening

On this second Sunday in Lent we encounter Nicodemus stopping by to ask Jesus a question. The answer Jesus gave puzzled him and others throughout the ages. Jesus said, "You must be born again." And then Jesus talked about being born of water and spirit. All of us are born of water from our mother's womb without any choice in the matter. But in our spiritual birth, we choose to participate, ignore, or turn away.

I have a friend I met in college. We have kept up with each other through the years. In the last five years he has been born again. He's like a child in wonderland, which is way more fun than the angry old man he was becoming. I said to him yesterday, just imagine how different your life would have been if you had experienced spiritual birth years ago.

You may have yet to experience such an encounter with Jesus. To you I say the sooner the better. If you are tired of going through the motions and feeling like something big is missing in your life, you can be born again. The Christian faith is filled with stories of renewal and new life. You can join that story.

In this season of Spring, look around and see the beauty of creation come to life again. Then join us Sunday at 10:45am...have I got some gossip for you! 

Rev Sandy, Pastor