There are occasions that I am accused of “bringing coal to Newcastle” and I dare say this meditation is such a time. A few weeks ago I was reading the newspaper and my eye caught the headline “Jupiter could pull Mercury off course.”  Apparently two French researchers have done some ‘exact’ calculations and in the latest issue of the journal “Nature” claim that because the planet Mercury has a ‘deformed’ orbit, the large planet Jupiter’s gravitational pull may drag it off course and trigger a chain reaction of collisions in the solar system. Apparently, the ‘chance’ of this happening is only 1% in the next 5 Billion years!

Re-discovering

the Lord's Day (1)

Sermon by Rev M P Geluk

on Lord's Day 38 (Q&A 103 Heid Cat)

Exodus 20:8-11

Scripture Readings:

Genesis 2:1-3; Hebrews 4:1-13

Suggested Hymns:

BoW 84; 119a; 171; 160

Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Let me begin this sermon on the fourth commandment with quoting the opening paragraph from a book called "Practising Our Faith", by Dorothy Bass:

"How often people today cry out in desperation or despair, 'I just don't have enough time!' There is so much to do: earn a living, fulfil a vocation, nurture relationships, care for dependants, exercise, and clean the house. Moreover, we hope to maintain sanity while doing all this, and to keep on growing as faithful and loving people at the same time. We are finite, and the demands seem too great, the time too short."