If I Have Ever Worked With You.....

                As I have worked with you, there have been many times that I have wanted to share a few words with you.  I know I talk a lot already and I have already said more than my share, but when we work together, there is often much that goes unsaid, which should be said.

                As you know, I am a follower of Christ.  Some of you have been willing to listen to me share about my faith.  Some of you have asked questions and seemed to enjoy talking to me about what I believe.  Some of you have told point blank to leave you alone, which I have respected.

                Whatever our specific relationship has been, I want you to know that I am thankful for the privilege of working alongside of you, no matter how brief or intimate it may or may not have been.  I am thankful for several reasons.

                On Respect

Each of you has shown me proper respect.  Okay....Everyone except the guy who wanted to beat me up, and the one who called me “God-boy”.  Lol.  Everyone else.  I doubt that those two guys are reading this anyway.  And even if you are one of them, I’m thankful for you as well, just not for this particular reason.  Sure you have teased me on occasion, but it has been rather light and fun compared to what many believers have to face in the world.

On Sin

                You haven’t asked me to approve of sin.  That’s a biggy for me.  A lot of nonbelievers get all bent out of shape when a Christian doesn’t approve of something, but that is one thing you have not expected of me.  I prefer to think that it’s because you have all been intelligent enough to understand that God’s approval isn’t mine to give.

                On Trust

                Many of you have given me the privilege of sharing in your burdens.  Whether it has been asking me for a reference, asking for prayer, sharing the issues of your marriage, family relationships or the physical health of your loved ones, you have placed in me a level of trust I am not sure I have deserved.

                On Listening

                You have listened to me.  You don’t always take my advice.  Few of you have wanted to follow Christ as I have.  Sometimes you probably think I’m off my rocker, but you listen.  When I have asked you to stay clear of The Mason’s, you listened.  When I urged you to stay away from the bottle or the drug in your time of distress, you listened.  When I shared with you what I didn’t like about your favourite inspirational video, you listened.  Maybe you didn’t think it was that big of a deal, but there is a maturity in your listening, which I don’t always see in the world.  In fact, I believe it to be rare.

                On Easter

                When I think of you on this Good Friday, I do still hope that someday you will consider Christ for yourself.  It doesn’t matter if you weren’t “brought up that way”.  I’ve had people at work look at me and say, “But I’ve sinned.”  That’s kind of the point.  If you still want nothing to do with Jesus, it doesn’t change how I think or feel about you.  If the day comes when you do, I hope you’ll let me in on it.

                Happy Easter!

                Kevin

PS – Sorry for BX93 days, and the singing.