You may have heard the expression “ one man ’ s trash is another's man ’ s treasure. ” Basically it refers to what one person sees as worthless and useless, another sees as valuable and useful. We have all heard stories where treasures have been discovered at yard sales or Goodwill stores. Someone buys a box of costume jewelry for a few dollars, only to find a genuine diamond brooch worth a few thousand in the box. Not long ago on the Antique Road Show, a painting bought in antique store for $700.00 turned out to be a Van Dyke valued at $600,000.00. We can hear the seller crying, “ if only I had known it ’ s value ” In 1 Peter 2:7 he writes, “ Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, the stone the builder rejected. . .” Peter is speaking here of Jesus and comparing the different responses to Him. To the religious leaders of the day He was “ rejected ” and worthless, but to many others, He was precious and valued. Nowhere is the expression “ one man ’ s trash is another man ’ s treasure ” so applicable than when it comes to Jesus. To those who believe, He is nothing more than a swear word, an object of ridicule, or simply irrelevant. What makes the difference? Peter says “ belief ” - “ to those who believe, He is precious. ” What do you believe about Jesus? There seems to be no middle ground. Either He is who He said He is, or He isn ’ t. C.S. Lewis has it right when he said of Jesus, “ He is either a Legend, a Liar, a Lunatic, or He is Lord. ”
We have been having a lot of fun playing cornhole this past month. We have been getting more people coming out to play with CanAm coming up. The chili cookoff was a huge success. Thank you to all that volunteered cooking and handing out the chili. We sold out with 150 tickets sold! See you all on the courts soon!
Submitted by Carolyn Chanez
Who is Jesus to you - trash or treasure? Everyone is welcome to join us for Chapel Sundays.
Paul Cassidy — Orps Chaplain
ORACLE
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MARCH 2025
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