Stop Talking and Start Listening!

In one of the comic strips about a young man named “Kudzu,” a preacher is greeting members of his congregation as they file out of Church …

Kudzu is finding it hard to suppress a yawn as he says to the preacher, “See you next Sunday.” Then a woman, obviously displeased, steps up and says, “Preacher, as a member of the Worship Committee I must tell you I was hoping you would follow through with your promise to excite the congregation with your sermon.” To which the clergyman replies, “Yes, I did tell the committee that I would excite the congregation with this morning’s message — but I never promised to raise them from the dead!”

Jesus is telling us…