Thought for the day
Despite having a love for Scotland and for Scottish music, I felt these had to be shared with you:
Q. Why do pipers always walk when they play?
A. Moving targets are harder to hit.
Q. How do you get two bagpipes to play in perfect unison?
A. Shoot one.
Q. What's the difference between a bagpipe and an onion?
A. No one cries when you chop up a bagpipe.
Q. What's the difference between a bagpipe and a trampoline?
A. You take off your shoes when you jump on a trampoline.
Q. How can you tell a piper with perfect pitch?
A. He can throw a set of bagpipes into the middle of a pond and not hit any of the ducks.
Q. How is playing a bagpipe like throwing a javelin blindfolded?
A. You don't have to be very good to get people's attention.
Q. What's the difference between a lawn mower and a bagpipe?
A. You can tune the lawn mower; and the owner's neighbors are upset if you borrow the lawn mower and don't return it.
Q. What's the difference between a dead piper in the road and a dead country singer in the road?A. The country singer may have been on the way to a recording session.
Q. What's the range of a bagpipe?
A. Twenty yards if you have a good arm.
Q. How can you tell if a bagpipe is out of tune?
A. Someone is blowing into it.
Q. What's one thing you never hear people say?
A. "Oh, that's the pipe player's Porsche."
Q. What's the definition of "optimism'?
A. A piper with a pager.Bagpipes get a lot of abuse. They are so different from most other musical instruments (when is the last time you saw a bagpipe included in a symphony orchestra?).
Most people complain about the noise they make, but I have to say that I like bagpipes. I don't know whether it's because I really like their music or (more likely) because they make me think of Scotland, which is one of my favorite places in all the world.
In a way, Christians are like bagpipes. We are "different" from the world around us. We are often looked down upon because we don't "fit in" with everybody else. And any attractiveness that we may have is not due to anything that we may do, but because of our relationship to Jesus Christ and his kingdom.
"But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy. Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul." (I Peter 2:9-11)Through the "music" of our lives today, may people be reminded of the kingdom we represent.
Verses
Hebrews 10:23
Let us keep firm in the hope we profess, because the one who made the promise is faithful.
Romans 12:1
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
Romans 16:20
And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
Mark 1:35
Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.
Prayer
Father, in our attempt to get even with our offender, we can do irreparable harm not only to our wrongdoer, but most especially to ourselves. Instead of having a spirit of forgiveness we harbor a vengeful heart. Our hearts harden and take on the character of the enemy instead of the Savior who loved us even while we were dead in our transgressions and sins. Our debt of sin He paid, and our death He died freeing us to break the chains of sin that had long held us bound. Father, You heal the broken-hearted and console the wounded as they seek You in the midst of their affliction, whether it is a fresh wound or an old injury. Our affliction from others is earthbound, but our affection for You is heavenbound where there will be no more heartaches or pain. Keep us steadfast and faithful till that appointed time. Amen.
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