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— -■By Mrs. Bessie WUbon; is* Paul in Rome . Acts 28+11-23 May 29,1983 _ INTRODUCTION A golfer was once trying to explain to a non-golfing friend some of the finer points of the game. “Oh the third hole,” he said, ‘is this little pond. It seems that everytime I play that hole my ball ends up in the P°nd “When the ball goes into the pond, do jC you lose it?” asked the non-golfer. “Yes,” J> replied the golfer. “I usually can’t retrieve 2* a ball that lands in the water.” “That could f be rather expensive couldn’t it, losing a ball everytime you play that hole?” "Well, yes, I suppose so.” “Do other'golfers have the same problem you have on that hole?” "Oh, > I’m sure most of them do.” “Weil, then, if '. that pond causes so much trouble and it is so r expensive because everyone keeps losing , balls in it, why don’t they just fill in the pond ‘ and cover it with grass? ’’ We may smile at the naivete of this ^ non-golier, blit he reflects a philosophy of life shared by many who feel that if all the risks and'hazards could be removed from life, thhn everything would be perfect. BUt how limited such a view is, for the hazards challenge men, making them grow. At the same time the obstacles weed out'weaklings and the' half-hearted. The life of the apostle Paul gives an excellent example of this. It was through the adversity of a long imprisonment and a dangerous voyage that he finally came to Rome and then in chains. Yet, because of these circumstances, he was able to witness to many Jews in Rome. It was also during „ this time that Paul wrote the marvelous letters' that we Call the orison em'stles. * LESSON BACKGROUND \ A period of two years or more elapsed ^ from the events studied in last'week’s lesson to today’s lesson. Paul had been" rescued P From a mob in the temple by the Roman r. commander. He was then taken from Jerusalem to Caesarea where- he had hearings before Felix, FestUs and Agrippa. Paul’s appeal for a hearing before Caesar Ted to his being sent by ship to Rome. On the Yflyflge the ship was caught in a severe storm and was wrecked bn the island of Melita. OncTo Rome: (Vv. 11-13). The shipwreck „ on the island of Melita was a disaster that \ turned into a rich blessing. The experience was remarkable because, though the ship was lost, the lives of all the passengers were spared. But another crisis arose when Paul was bitten by a viper. The natives, thinking this to be an act of a god bringing ; punishment, looked upon Paul as a despe rate criminal.' But*when he was unharmed, !; their opinion changed and they took him to J \ be a god. As a result'of this experience' and the healing of several, including the father ’ j of the chief official of the island, the i; shipwrecked party was’given most Cordial ;; treatment. We can be sure th&t’Paul Used >; this three-month stay as an opportunity to .. preach to the natives. Acts 28:16) And when we came to Rome, f; the centurion delivered the prisoners to'the '; captain of the'guard: but Paul was suffered '; to dwell'by himself with a'soldier who kept !* him: »J ' W6 are told that man proposes but God *) - disposes. Man makes all kinds of elaborate <; plans, but God in His infinite wisdom often »' cancels these'plans or drastically Changes jj them. ij| ‘ 'God has often dealt with His faithful in a similar manner. Political disaster and blindness could have left John Milton a ,' simpering cripple, but instead he gave us ,; "Paradise Lost.” John Bunyan could have * f i Wallowed in Self-pity in jail, but Instead he Used the time to write “Pilgrims Progress.” * J Again and again God has used poverty, or l { illness, oi* physical affliction; of personal l; disaster to bring out the best in us. The i; cnarial issue is not that sorrows and r J disappointments coihe, but hoW We handle . f them Wheh they do come. Paul’s chains ,j prdved to be the Key that Opened many 2 doors. ’; ' As Paul made his way to Rome, undoubt '; edly, he has mixed feelings.' On the' Other *; hand he was getting to visit Rome, but hot in \ | the Way he had hoped. This may very Well >; have caused him to become despondent i; Tom many of the Christians at Hoirte did a ., wdnderful Uiing. They went out tb'iheet Him j j along the way . This was no minor incoh venience, for they had to walk 30 of 40 miles j from Rome to meet him. Bdt what a *2 tremendous impact it had on'Paul! Luke tells is that when he saw them "he thanked 1 2 God, and took courage.” li People all about , us are lonely, dis *; couraged, friendless. We don’t have to hunt sj far to find them. We don’t have to be »; psychologists or theologUiito in order to'help £ them. The important thing is that We are - there ahd available Shelvy Jean Bratcher and Daryl Gregory Porter were Joined together as roan and wife recently at Johnson C. Smith University Chapel located on Beatties Ford Road. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Bratcher. Mercy To Graduate 23 Twenty-three students will be graduated in com mencement ceremonies Friday, June 3, from the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. The ceremony will be at 7 p.m. at the St. Patrick’s School Auditorium, 1125 Buchanan St. The commencement speaker will be Sister Therese Galligan, a reli gious Sister of Mercy, who is a nurse counselor to patients and families at Mercy Hospital. Sister Therese, a 1957 graduate of the Mercy School of Nursing, has a bachelor’s degree in nurs ing from Marillac College, St. Louis, Mo., and a master’s degree in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ui recent years, sister Therese has been con cerned with the dying pa tient and his family. She served a year as executive director of Mountain Area Hospice, Inc., Asheville, and she has been involved with both the North Carol ina and the national Ho spice organizations. She is a sought-after speaker on topics involving death and dying and the emotional needs of fami lies and patients. Honors to be announced at the commencement ceremony will be those for outstanding student, high est class average, psychia tric nursing, medical surgical nursing, matern ity nursing and bedside nursing. City Offices Will Be Closed Monday City government will be closed Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day. The Sanitation Division will operate on a revised schedule. During that week, backyard garbage collection will be provided on Tuesday-Thursday for locations regularly ser viced on Monday-Thursday and on Wednesday-Friday for locations regularly ser viced on Tuesday-Friday. There will be NO curbside trash collection during the holiday week. The York Road Landfill will operate as usual Mon day through Friday, 7 a m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The City’s Animal Con trol Division will be closed May 30. 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