I'm a United Methodist Pastor. Now, I'm kind of the rock-n-roll type, but that's the tribe I belong to. Christians are all on the same team, but you have to pick one and that's the one that God led me to.
Anyway, John Wesley is kind of the father of Methodism. He's what John Wayne is to Westerns and what The Allman Brothers are the Southern Rock. So, what's the deal with Wesley? I don't talk about him that much, but this is the time. May 24 is called "Aldersgate Day" with Methodists. It was the day a long time ago that John Wesley on Aldersgate St. in England felt his heart 'strangely warmed.' It was the moment that he got it...that it all made sense.
And I think that's important for every one of us. Down here in the Deep South, it's hard to find people who don't have some experience with church. And a lot of people are raised in church. Still, everyone has to have a moment that "they got it." A moment it "all makes sense." Maybe you've known about Jesus and the cross for a long time. Maybe you know some Bible stories by heart. But my hope is that you would have a moment that it hits home. Folks like us don't get days named after us and we probably won't launch a denomination off of our life-change, but it might just be the most important day of our lives.
Be blessed and may your heart be 'strangely warmed.'
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