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Why Relationships Make Everything Better

This post could just as easily be labeled My Sunday in Review or One Way People Could Apply My Sunday Sermon in Their Lives. But the first one makes it all about me, which is totally against what this blog site is about. The second is a tad wordy besides focusing on me.

Despite the fact that today's content is in fact a rundown of my day, don't be fooled into thinking it's about me. It's not. But here's what I learned from my day.

For me, it was the second week of filling the pulpit. Doesn't that sound awkward? Simply put, I preached. Unfortunately, it was also the second week of our church experiencing technical difficulties with anything that could be plugged in. Despite that, the services went well, which is to say that God was still the focus. It helped that the people in attendance are fun to be around, in spite of the circumstances.

The second part of this past Sunday revolved around a little football game that was played. Perhaps you heard about it. More people watched this than that final episode of MASH. I have never been a fan of steel or cheese, so I didn't care who won this game. That could make for a boring night, except my home was filled with many teenagers who share my love for awkward and humorous commercials.

It's relationships, people! This can't be overstated. There was nothing spiritual about the Super Bowl, except praying for the Black eyed Peas to hot two correct notes in a row. Praying for God to bless the pizza and Gold Dip* to our bodies seemed to be an oxymoron.

People were together for the sake of being together. That's important.

I wasn't there in the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve got caught in their sin. I can only imagine that God felt the deepest sadness by the wall that now separated Him from His creation. I imagine that god had some pretty great conversations with Adam and Eve, but I don't think they were all theological in nature. In fact, I bet God, more than once, told Adam he looked funny without a belly button. But maybe that's just me.

Let's not ever forget that part of the Gospel story is relationships being restored. They are that important. And they do make everything better.

*Gold Dip is nothing to get excited about. It's cheese and chili, but for teenage boys, it's the jackpot of party food.
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