Life's a sermon

It seems that now that I'm about to begin my final year of seminary, everything that happens, everything I do is fodder for a sermon.
I think the days of being a "normal" person may be over.
For instance, Friday night I went to Logan's (my nephew) football game. As I struggled between trying to keep my eye on Logan and on the ball, I realized that that's what life is all about. If the game is being played correctly, theoretically I shouldn't see the two in the same circle of vision. Logan, as an offensive line player, should be keeping his target player out of range of the person with the ball. Just like life, we don't see trouble when it's coming, but we want to be as far away as possible. Such sermon posssibilities. By the way, Marquette won, outscoring Wisconsin Lutheran 27-20.
Then on Saturday I attended the wedding of the son of some dear friends. There were many things that occurred that day that would make wonderful wedding sermons. But what struck me most was something the father of the groom sort of said during his toast to the newlyweds. He told of their son, who he and his wife adopted as an infant, as being a failure-to-thrive baby. The child, with the help of a good medical team and loving support from all corners did thrive and lives life as a wonderful, caring adult. The unsaid, implied message by the dad was that marriages may have tough times too, perhaps times when it seems like it may be a failure to thrive, but with love and support from all corners, that too will thrive and be a beautiful thing.
See what I mean, there is always a message and a lesson in everything we see, say or do.
Prayer Corner: Thanksgiving for successful surgery for Mary; prayers of healing for Denny; prayers of comfort for Jean; prayers of healing for Christian; safe travel for Mary; a successful and insightful school year for all students; and loving guidance and support for the Delaney family as it embarks on the adventure of seminary.