Lawn Chairs By the Curb
When there is a parade in my town in the summertime, the folks here will set up their lawn chairs at the curbs along the streets of the parade route very early in the day, hours before time for the parade to pass by. This saves them a good spot for viewing the parade. They don't want to miss it. No, nobody steals the lawn chairs or moves them out of the way. That is just the way it is here. I live in a small town where pretty much everyone knows everyone else. The chairs just sit there saving a place for those who are coming. For those who don't plan ahead, they will have to sit or stand behind those lawn chairs to see the parade and perhaps not have quite as good of a view. I was reminded of summertime parades in my town by the sermon presented by the minister of my church this morning. He was talking about the story of Zacchaeus. This is the Bible passage that it was based upon. Luke 19: 1-10 Zacchaeus the Tax Collector 1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through...