Simon of Cyrene (23 of 26)
Series: Moving Through Mark
Donald Cantrell
Mark 15:21
Theme: ''Simon was thrust unexpectedly into the Passion story''
I - The Compelling of Simon (Mark 15: 21a)
II - The Country of Simon (Mark 15: 21b)
III - The Children of Simon (Mark 15: 21c)
IV - The Cross of Simon (Mark 15: 21d)
V - The Companions of Simon (Luke 23: 27)
VI - The Contrarians of Simon (Luke 23: 32)
VII - The Cause of Simon (John 19: 16)
VIII - The Comparison of Simon
Simon had a life changing moment, have you ever had a life changing moment?
All the Difference in the World
Every Sunday morning I take a light jog around a park near my home. There's a lake located in one corner of the park. Each time I jog by this lake, I see the same elderly woman sitting at the water's edge with a small metal cage sitting beside her.
This past Sunday my curiosity got the best of me, so I stopped jogging and walked over to her. As I got closer, I realized that the metal cage was in fact a small trap. There were three turtles, unharmed, slowly walking around the base of the trap. She had a fourth turtle in her lap that she was carefully scrubbing with a spongy brush.
''Hello,'' I said. ''I see you here every Sunday morning. If you don't mind my nosiness, I'd love to know what you're doing with these turtles.''
She smiled. ''I'm cleaning off their shells,'' she replied. ''Anything on a turtle's shell, like algae or scum, reduces the turtle's ability to absorb heat and impedes its ability to swim. It can also corrode and weaken the shell over time.''
''Wow! That's really nice of you!'' I exclaimed.
She went on: ''I spend a couple of hours each Sunday morning, relaxing by this lake and helping these little guys out. It's my own strange way of making a difference.''
''But don't most freshwater turtles live their whole lives with algae and scum hanging from their shells?'' I asked.
''Yep, sadly, they do,'' she replied.
I scrat ...
Series: Moving Through Mark
Donald Cantrell
Mark 15:21
Theme: ''Simon was thrust unexpectedly into the Passion story''
I - The Compelling of Simon (Mark 15: 21a)
II - The Country of Simon (Mark 15: 21b)
III - The Children of Simon (Mark 15: 21c)
IV - The Cross of Simon (Mark 15: 21d)
V - The Companions of Simon (Luke 23: 27)
VI - The Contrarians of Simon (Luke 23: 32)
VII - The Cause of Simon (John 19: 16)
VIII - The Comparison of Simon
Simon had a life changing moment, have you ever had a life changing moment?
All the Difference in the World
Every Sunday morning I take a light jog around a park near my home. There's a lake located in one corner of the park. Each time I jog by this lake, I see the same elderly woman sitting at the water's edge with a small metal cage sitting beside her.
This past Sunday my curiosity got the best of me, so I stopped jogging and walked over to her. As I got closer, I realized that the metal cage was in fact a small trap. There were three turtles, unharmed, slowly walking around the base of the trap. She had a fourth turtle in her lap that she was carefully scrubbing with a spongy brush.
''Hello,'' I said. ''I see you here every Sunday morning. If you don't mind my nosiness, I'd love to know what you're doing with these turtles.''
She smiled. ''I'm cleaning off their shells,'' she replied. ''Anything on a turtle's shell, like algae or scum, reduces the turtle's ability to absorb heat and impedes its ability to swim. It can also corrode and weaken the shell over time.''
''Wow! That's really nice of you!'' I exclaimed.
She went on: ''I spend a couple of hours each Sunday morning, relaxing by this lake and helping these little guys out. It's my own strange way of making a difference.''
''But don't most freshwater turtles live their whole lives with algae and scum hanging from their shells?'' I asked.
''Yep, sadly, they do,'' she replied.
I scrat ...
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