St. Paul's Lutheran Church Messenger
 January 2012
625 W. Gibson Road, Woodland, CA
 

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ;

Happy New Year. Yes, as usual, the Newsletter for January is late. But only a couple of days. Being late did give me an idea of what to write.

How many of you got up Sunday morning expecting to see the Rose Bowl Parade? Fooled you too, huh? So when Monday morning come I awoke to the sound of the parade on the TV. Cheryl and I both were trying to figure it out. Finally the HGTV people (only coverage without ad breaks) told us why. The Rose Parade has NEVER BEEN HELD ON A SUNDAY.

For just a brief moment I reflected on bygone days when nothing was open on Sundays except churches. What good pious people, I thought. Then, bang, the bubble was busted. They did it not for religious reasons but for the horses. Yep, horses! Because of the many churches along the parade route, they were afraid the bands, etc.,  would scare the horses tied up outside the church. Well about now my skepticism kicks in so I think of "google-ing" it to see if its true.

There is were I was stopped dead in my tracks. Do you know how much misinformation there is on the "net" about anything religious, let alone about Jesus?  I decided that I was being a little too "new" for the New year.

So, finally, after pondering the fact that I never noticed before that they never held the Rose Parade on a Sunday, a peaceful thought came to mind. Jesus teaches that everyone "who has been instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old." (Matt 13 :52)

Don't get it? Think about it. Oh, and you won't find the answer in wiki something or other.

A Blessed New Year to All.

Pastor Scherer