Shepherd's Nook

Atomic Instructions

January 23rd, 2007 | Print This Post Bro. James We have entered the 21st century at DeSoto Hills. We now have an “atomic clock”. I am not sure why it is call atomic. It is certainly not nuclear powered, the thing runs off of two AA batteries. I think the name has something to do with satellites and accuracy and world wide precision. Whatever it means, it sounds good so I picked one up the other day while I was out buying paper and file folders. With great fanfare I brought this technological wonder in the church office and announced from now on our time keeping would be high tech. There was just one little problem, I couldn’t figure out how to set the thing. Being of the male gender, I half-way read the instructions and discovered that after putting the batteries in the clock would move to 4, 8, or 12 and remain there till it received a signal which might happen overnight. Sure enough the thing stopped at 4:00 where it stayed all day long. I announced to the staff not to worry that tomorrow morning we would know exactly what time it was. We hung it in the office, and with great anticipation waited for the new day to dawn. But alas, when we arrived the next morning we were still stuck at 4:00. I reviewed the instruction again and saw an additional comment I had missed the previous day. It related that initiating you clock might require setting it in a window facing Colorado. I laughed what a strange request, but I decided to give it a try. I carried the clock to the prayer tower and placed it in the West window. I went back to my office and when I return to the clock later that morning it was keeping perfect time. The morale of this story, read the instructions (fully), follow the instructions (fully), and trust the instructions (fully).
“I know my plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
Bro. James P.S. I first I ponder why they just didn’t say put the clock in a window facing West, then it stuck me Einstein, everybody does not live with Colorado being West of them.

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