Good morning and welcome to church,
Bucket lists. They’ve become the rage in the last few years. Along with YOLO (You Only Live Once). YOLO coupled with bucket lists are a symptom of our selfishness. It’s always been there, but we are just more willing to express it. Now we make a point of ticking off as many items on our bucket list, before we kick the bucket. I hate to ask, because it promotes the idea that we must fit everything in before we die, but what are some of the items on your bucket list? Say you knew you would die tomorrow, what would you do today? Would you try and mark off as many bucket list items as possible? Jump out of the plane over Wollongong with a parachute attached ? Maybe the High Ropes course in Nowra? Maybe a party with friends—good food and wine?
Jesus, on the night before he died, didn’t have bucket list. He had a bucket with water. He washed his disciples’ feet, he served them, he ministered to them. He knew he was going to die, and he served, and served and served, right up to the last, including the last. Reverend Michael Turner.