Here...let me do it for you.
Aren't these the sweetest words when you are feeling overwhelmed or just need a break?
These are not parent words for children when the kids are better served by learning the virtue of the task completed and well-done.
No, these are words for the weary single parent, the overwhelmed young person just starting out in life's work--anyone who lives with a seeming tidal wave of things to do every day.
Today I will honor a couple at a luncheon who gives me the very gift of those words. Along with others, we share the work of the coffee bar at our church, and though none of the tasks is hard, it is the week-in, week-out that takes a toll when the lion's share belongs to one person.
Every now and then, ever so sweetly, this couple says, Step out of the way for this week. It is ours to do for you. I choose to get out of the way by accepting their sweet gift.
Come to think of it, Jesus said the same thing. He saw us trapped in sin's failure, with no hope of being reconciled with a Holy God. As we've just remembered at Easter, He was the premier volunteer for every person, no matter what his or her lot in life. With the cross on His back, and an excruciating death before Him, He made the choice that would give us the chance to get out of the way and accept His sweet gift.
Here...let me do it for you.
