Pastoral Ponderings—Just Sittin’—20 AUG 25

I’ve told you a bit about my 1953 Ford Golden Jubilee tractor before—It HAD been working great to keep our yard mowed, but over the winter it developed a bit of a leak in one of the big rear tires that I’ve not been able to tend to yet, so it’s been just sittin’ so far this summer.

You can see how bad it is with a big tall weed growing up between the mowing deck and the tractor.  Not a very pleasant thing for my beloved tractor to be just sittin’ over the summer!

It still looks good, I’ve still got bragging rights to a broadly treasured tractor, but it’s obviously not done much this year.  It certainly wasn’t made to just sit—I’m so sorry to be hurting its feelings like this!  No surprise that a weed has been growing up through it like this, though, with it not having been used at all this season.

Sometimes we think it might be nice to just sit for a while—but WE weren’t made to just sit either!  Sure, we get our bumps and bruises now and again, but while we weren’t made for just sittin’, we WERE made to heal from the wounds that come from keeping on the move—so what’s stopping us?

And yes, we too, can sure look good, can brag about all we have done or can do—but if like my tractor, we’re actually just sittin’ too, we’re also liable to have weeds growing up all in our lives—not a pretty thing!   Keep moving, and keep being a blessing!  Pastor Jim