Sunday's Sermon
The Rev. Aron Kramer 5 Pentecost (Proper 8) Sunday July 1, 2007 I saw a bumper sticker while I was driving around Virginia that said, “God wants Spiritual Fruit, Not Religious Nuts”. It made me laugh. And listen to this story; a new teacher at a local middle school saw a pile of apples at the front of the cafeteria line with many students lined up waiting to get their hot lunches. The teacher quickly wrote out a note and hung it over the apples, the note said, “Please take only one, God is watching.” A shrewd young middle schooler with pen and paper in hand scribbled out and hung another note over the chocolate chip cookies that said, “Take as many as you want, God is watching the apples” Being in Virginia this week was a fascinating exercise in contrasts. On the one hand, it is the birthplace of our nation, it is a place where great minds debated the future of this land and tried to eke out a living that would be an example for all people. On the other hand, as one of our Africa...