Faith, Family and the Future

Read Psalm 22:27-31

In the second half of our reading from Psalm 22 we find recognition of God’s covenant with God’s people. The Psalmist recognizes how important it is that each generation shares with the next about God’s love.

One morning recently on our walk to school, Zach asked me why I was a preacher. I told him that it was because that is what God called me to do. He listened to my answer and responded with a hmm (this is supposed to approximate an inquisitive grunt, sometimes the grunt is defiant, sometimes frustrated)! I really was not sure what he was thinking.

That following Saturday evening, Shannon and I went to dinner while my mom (Zach calls her mama) watched Zach. When we returned, Mama told us about her conversation with Zach on the way to their dinner. He asked, “Mama, what do you think God is calling me to do?” My mom was caught a little off guard. She asked him to explain. He followed, “God called Daddy to be a preacher and I have been listening real hard in my brain but I don’t hear anything!”

In recent days, Zach has decided he is called to be an astronaut. I imagine this will change a number of times in the years to come. My greatest joy is that he is listening.

Prayer: God of Creation, help me to discern your call upon my life. And, help me to live out that call in ways that are pleasing to you. Amen

Charles Z. Gardner