Tour de Gastown

Last night I watched my first bike race and I have to tell ya...I was surprised by how exciting it was. Darren called me and invited me out to watch it with him, and in my mind I couldn't have pictured that watching a bunch of men on bikes go round and round sixty times a loop of scenic Gastown could be anything but boring. Boy, was I wrong!

It makes me wonder how many other things I've written off or dismissed as a waste of time that in fact can be exhilarating. Like cricket, lawn bowling, or curling. And that's only in the realm of sports. What might I possibly be missing out on in the arena of real life? Doesn't bear much thinking about...Or does it?

The appearance of something can so easily deceive us, yet we are SO driven by outside appearances. Jesus came to his people and they didn't recognize him. Why? Because they were expecting a king and they instead got a servant.

Arghhh! There's those expectations again! Jesus...please help me to live with hopeful anticipation and not the expectations built on assumption, arrogance or pride.