Pastor’s Thoughts

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. 2 Corinthians 13:14

I didn’t want to be disturbed. But when he sat down beside me, I knew I was in trouble. His shaven head and collection of beads signaled that the flight was going to be a long one.

Usually, I don’t mind talking to people. It’s interesting to hear about their lives, the challenges they face, the in-depth details of the last medical emergency. But this particular afternoon I just wanted to watch the clouds drift by my 35,000-foot perch and allow my thoughts to wander to things important to me.

To my surprise, however, my companion simply leaned back in his seat, folded his arms over his narrow chest, closed his eyes, and went fast asleep. About an hour later, as | was scanning the articles in one of my church’s magazines, I heard a voice beside me. “Do you believe in God?” Apparently my seatmate had awakened from his nap.

“Yes,” I responded.

After a long pause he spoke through a yawn. “There are three of Them, you know.” His comment was more statement then question.

“That’s right,” I agreed

“Kinda like an egg,” he continued.

“An egg?’

He straightened himself in the seat and leaned closer to me. “Sure,” he said, cupping the fingers of one hand as if cradling something. “See? Here’s the outer shell all smooth and round. Then,” he cracked open the imaginary object with his other hand, “inside is a white albumin and the yellow yolk. Put them all together and you don’t have three things you have one. An egg! Just like the Godhead. Get it?”

I smiled. “Got it.”

With that he refolded his arms with a satisfied sigh and he sunk back into his seat to continue his nap.

Nice illustration. Here’s a guy who was using his head, totally shaven as it may have been, to create a visual representation of a highly complex issue. Although we worship not one but three Beings, yet They are one. Like an egg.

Augustine found himself puzzling over the doctrine of the Trinity one day and decided to go for a walk along the ocean. Soon he discovered a young boy at play, bucket in hand, running back and forth between the breakers and a certain portion of the beach. The Bible scholar watched the lad for a while, then asked him, “Say, young man, what are you doing?”

The lad pointed to an opening in the sand. “I’m trying to put the ocean into this hole,” he stated.

Suddenly Augustine realized that he had been doing the very same thing. He had been trying to put an infinite God into his finite mind.

The fact that there are three members of the Godhead who work, think, and operate as one might not be conceivable to us. But can we explain how a flower grows or why a heart beats? When we understand, we can believe based on knowledge. But when we don’t understand, we need faith. That’s the way it is with God - and eggs.

Thank you, Pastor Grant