Comments on: Quotation of the Week http://erika.haub.net/quotation-of-the-week-50/08/ Erika Carney Haub's musings on life and God from South Central, L.A. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:17:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Nathanael http://erika.haub.net/quotation-of-the-week-50/08/comment-page-1/#comment-63308 Nathanael Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:41:22 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/quotation-of-the-week-50/08/#comment-63308 I agree with this quote...partially. But there is a difference between me, as an adult, preparing food for myself and eating for nourishment, versus going over to my parents for a family gathering with a meal that my mom and sisters took hours to prepare for our enjoyment and fellowship and dining pleasure, not just for nourishment. Sunday evening for us (or morning if you go in the morning) is a time to gather with some of God's other children and sit under the teaching of someone who has devoted a good chunk of time that week preparing their heart to hear from our God, preparing the material, searching the scriptures, and praying for our hungry hearts to be receptive to the Word. I'm sure this pastor knows this, but as a teacher, I am sensitive to how I phrase my challenges to my hearers to get into the Word. A good meal has all kinds of leftovers that I can chew on throughout the week. A good message satisfies while causing a craving for more good food throughout the week. A good meal will have me searching through recipe books for similar dishes. ...just some thoughts. shalom, sister. I agree with this quote…partially.
But there is a difference between me, as an adult, preparing food for myself and eating for nourishment, versus going over to my parents for a family gathering with a meal that my mom and sisters took hours to prepare for our enjoyment and fellowship and dining pleasure, not just for nourishment.

Sunday evening for us (or morning if you go in the morning) is a time to gather with some of God’s other children and sit under the teaching of someone who has devoted a good chunk of time that week preparing their heart to hear from our God, preparing the material, searching the scriptures, and praying for our hungry hearts to be receptive to the Word.

I’m sure this pastor knows this, but as a teacher, I am sensitive to how I phrase my challenges to my hearers to get into the Word. A good meal has all kinds of leftovers that I can chew on throughout the week. A good message satisfies while causing a craving for more good food throughout the week. A good meal will have me searching through recipe books for similar dishes.

…just some thoughts.
shalom, sister.

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