“Immediately”

Rev. William G. Lamont, Pastor

“As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea - for they were fishermen.  And Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me and I will make you fish for people.’  And immediately they left their nets and followed him.” (Mark 1:16-18)

“Immediately.”  It’s not that we don’t understand the meaning of the word.  Indeed, we probably understand it better today than they did back then.

I dropped by to visit a parishioner.  He asked me if I want a cup of coffee.  I said:  “Only if it’s made, don’t go to any bother.”  He said:  “No bother, watch this.”  He puts a K-cup into the Keurig coffee machine, pours in a cup of water, pushes down on the handle and presto, hot coffee... immediately. 

Maybe you’ve seen the commercial for AT&T’s new Smartphone – the 4G LTE.  It comes equipped with 4G-network speed so it provides lightning fast downloading of information.  The commercial shows two guys on lawn chairs at a tailgate party.  Someone comes up to them and says, “Did you know that Chapman rolled his ankle?  Done!”  One of the guys in a chair flashes his phone at the guy and says, “That’s so 12 seconds ago.”  The commercial gives immediately a new definition.

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"A Voice Cries Out"

Jeremy Jinkins, Director of Pastoral Ministries 

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“Embracing the Savior”

Rev. William G. Lamont, Pastor

“Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace, according to your word: for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people, Israel.”  Luke 2:29-32

Christmas is a wonderful time of year but it doesn’t seem to have much staying power.  I wish it would last a bit longer than it does.  On Christmas night, for example, I tried to find a Christmas movie on television – “Miracle on Thirty-fourth Street,” “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “A Christmas Carol”...anything at all with a Christmas theme, but nothing!  I finally had to settle for “Home Alone,” which wasn’t really what I had in mind but it’s all they were offering.  And by the next day, Christmas was clearance priced at the mall and gone completely from the radio! 

“The Light Shines in the Darkness”

Rev. William G. Lamont, Pastor

 “What has come into being in him was life and the life was the light of all people.  The light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not overcome it.”  John 1:4-5

Last August while I was on vacation at my cottage, I heard on the radio that there was going to be a major meteor shower in the night sky. The earth would be coming into contact with a large amount of cosmic debris and some of it would enter the earth’s atmosphere and burn its way across the sky. The prediction was that we would see several hundred meteors per hour at the height of the storm. I was intrigued at the prospect, and so was my daughter, Beth, and we stayed up late to take in the spectacle.