I watched a rather interesting program two weeks ago.
It was about a very tall communications building built in a
major city in the 1960’s.
At the time it was built, it was the tallest building in the
city.
Many things have changed in the almost sixty years since the building
was erected.
For one thing, it is no longer the tallest building in that
city.
For another, the building is now owned by a private company.
The makers of the film contacted the current owner of the
building.
They got permission for a dignitary who was present when the
building was dedicated to return.
They also got permission to accompany this man to the
observation deck and to film his reaction.
I enjoyed listening to this man reminisce about the building,
its past and his role in it.
In no time, his comments became quite profound.
He remarked that at one time the city’s cathedral was its
tallest structure.
He added that in time the communications building then became
the tallest.
He then added that banks and financial institutions now share
that claim.
He paused to reflect a moment and added that the size of the building
may indicate what we worship.
According to this wisdom, first we worshipped God.
Later we worshipped technology.
Now, it appears we worship money.
I must admit, there is a certain wisdom in his observational
thinking.
I shared this with my students last Sunday and they added
sports arenas to the list.
While these are not the tallest structures, some can easily
seat over 100,000 people.
Fortunately for us, a huge structure is not required for
worship.
I recall a time when the power was out in our neighborhood one
Sunday morning.
As people gathered for worship that morning I secretly hoped
the power would stay off for a time.
I would have loved for us to have had a worship service
outdoors.
Where we worship God is not critical.
Even large numbers of worshippers are unimportant.
It is what is in the hearts of the worshippers that matters.
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Matthew 18:20 (NET) - For where two or three are assembled in my name,
I am there among them.
Blessings,
Jim Pokorny
The Other Brother Jim
Look for me at http://otherbrotherjim.blogspot.com/ on
Friday, September 28, 2018.
I’ll be back here on Friday, October
5, 2018
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