In Herman Melville’s Moby Dick there is a vivid scene that every single person in the boat is laboring fiercely in pursuit of the great white whale, Moby Dick. But, there is one person who does nothing in this boat. He neither holds an oar nor shouts. This man is the harpooner, quiet and poised, waiting. And then this sentence: “To insure the greatest efficiency in the dart, the harpooners of this world must start to their feet out of idleness, and not from out of toil.”
This scene reminds us of the psalmist’s “Be still, and know that I am God” (Ps. 46:10). The lectionary text of the week is 1 Samuel 3, Samuel’s “call story.” God’s word came to him in the night out of silence, not out of toil. Then, another lectionary text: “Your eyes saw me when I was inside the womb. All the days ordained for me were recorded in your scroll before one of them came into existence” (Ps. 139:16, NET).
How comforting! How amazing it is that our days are all planned out even before we have started! We are known. We are loved. And we are called. Let us come to the quiet place and listen to the Word that continues to shape our calling. You are invited to join us for our worship service this Sunday. Hodgdon and Mars Hill campuses meet at 9 a.m., and the Houlton at 11 a.m.
Have a blessed weekend. I’m looking forward to worshiping together with you this Sunday.
Pastor Victor
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