Yesterday we went to one of the most unusual Christmas parties we have attended thus far. It was at Kel's house. Supposed to be their "Pastor's Christmas Open House Event." I have to say up front that there were quite a few folks there, and everyone seemed to have a good time, so I suppose it would be deemed a success. One guy even invited everyone to his house on New Year's Eve.
What made it unusual was the theme. The email/Facebook invitation we got (Kel is Mr. Stay-on-top-of-technology) described it as a Merry Texans party. I saw through that one right away. Thursday was the only night they could host the affair. Kel knew good and well he was going to watch the Texas football game on TV. So why not simply combine the two and play it up big? Serve nachos. Have everyone bring sweets. Great idea. Many of the people came dressed in their Texans regalia. One guy even had his wife paint his face. The best part of evening, though, was that Jachin rounded up all the little kids and convinced them to root for the Colts. See, that's the name of his flag football team, and he wanted to wear his jersey. He even made signs to put up on the walls saying "Go Colts." He at least got through to Micah. Micah kept coming up to me and asking which team I was rooting for. I tried to stay consistent to my heart. I told him it didn't matter who they were playing, I would always have to be true to my team and root for the Astros. It worked the first time, but then he figured out the Astros weren't playing, so he joined Jachin in outright lobbying for the Colts. Of course neither of them actually watched the game. They were too busy playing with the other kids and making gingerbread house manger scenes out of graham crackers and marshmallows and pretzels and tootsie rolls and Ramen noodles (yep. I think they were the straw in the mangers).
The face-painted guy kept saying that when he watches the game at home he loses his voice by halftime. He screams at the TV screen and the refs and the opposition and the Texans' coach and his wife. I was looking forward to that, but he was quite calm throughout the whole first half. He did seem to be winding up early in the third quarter, though. He was not all that excited about some of the pass interference calls that were going against the Texans. When we left the Texans were in the lead and all was right with the world.
Who won?
Isaiah 40:18-20 says, "To whom, then, will you compare God? What image will you compare him to? As for an idol, a craftsman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it. A man too poor to present such an offering selects wood that will not rot. He looks for a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple."
Father, Thank you for being … well … real. Amen.
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The Astros won :)
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