Sermon for Third Sunday in Lent – Luke 13:1-9

So, two words. Urgency and complacency. You’ve got some thing you’ve got to do. You know the deadline. Do you get it done now, or do you put it off until the last minute? If we’re honest, I think we all know the right answer, versus the real answer. Or am I the only one who’s ever had a crisis? Speaking of which, have you done your taxes yet? Good news, you still have time. I managed to get mine done yesterday. If you know me then you know I’m obsessed with being organized. I love lists. I love making them. I love looking them over. I love checking things off. I love being responsible. I have the list of stuff to take to my tax person every year. Easy. Now, he’s pretty booked up, so he gets to call the shots. 9am Saturday morning. Fine. So guess when I was scrounging up all the paperwork? 11pm Friday night.

Why do we put things off to the last minute even though we know better? Because we love drama? Doubt it. Because we need someone to light a fire under us to get us moving? Maybe. Urgency and complacency. It’s like these two poles we revolve around constantly. It sounds a lot like what Jesus is talking about today.