They Talk About Salvation
Texts: Acts 4:5-12 and George Herbert’s poem, The Pulley
WHEN God at first made man,
Having a glasse of blessings standing by ;
Let us (said he) poure on him all we can :
Let the worlds riches, which dispersed lie,
Contract into a span.
A friend had a speaking engagement recently. In one part of the group learning experience, my friend asked the participants to introduce themselves, telling three wonderful qualities about themselves. As one participant went to answer, she gave two wonderful qualities, then said, “Ummm. Ummmm. Ummmm.” After three minutes, the leader finally called time. The participant could only came up with two good qualities.
So, do you have three qualities? What are they? I don’t want you to say them outloud, but I do want you to think of three of them. Raise your hand when you’ve come up with them, and then I’ll continue.
Tags: George Herbert, poem, salvation