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Friday, April 8, 2016

Water Menu


   Sally and I were at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on our day off a couple of weeks ago and had lunch at their indoor/outdoor restaurant, Ray’s.

   It is a nice restaurant, not terribly expensive, with excellent service.  The first thing I noticed as we sat down was the water menu.

   That’s right, a water menu.

   Before you order food, you may choose a bottle of water from various places around the world.  The menu gives you the water’s country of origin, mineral content, suggested pairings with food (yes, you read that right too), and price.  My favorite name was that of a domestic water, Beverly Hills 90H2O.

   We decided that the water menu was there not to sell water, primarily, but to sell the restaurant as a toney and exclusive place for foodies.  I don’t know if “wateries” is a thing.

   It also seemed to me to be a metaphor for sin and grace.

   We are baptized with water, the most common element in the world.  In it, all who believe are given freedom from sin, from death and from the forces that defy God.  It is not exclusive, it is inclusive.  It is not too costly for most people, it is the free gift of God for all people.  There is now no condemnation for those who are in Jesus Christ.  (Romans 8:1).

   It is a judgement against us that we prefer our own efforts, in our own lives, to succeed by our own standards.  We have nowhere to turn when we don’t measure up, when we realize that our lives are inescapably polluted.

   Instead, we have a Savior in Jesus Christ.  We don’t need to select our savior from a menu.  There is only one, and he has chosen us. 

     Mark 16:16

   Would you like to consider Baptism?  Click here: http://www.faithsd.net/#/worship/baptism-holy-communion to learn more.  

   Then PM me or call me at 909 599-3978 to discuss it. 

 

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