Make Sure to Invite Jesus

Many years ago when Johnny Carson was the host of The Tonight Show, he interviewed an eight-year-old boy who had rescued two friends from a coal mine outside his hometown in West Virginia. As they talked, it became clear that the young boy was a Christian. So Johnny asked him whether or not he attended Sunday school. He did. So Johnny asked, “What are you learning in Sunday school?” “Last week, our lesson was about when Jesus went to a wedding and turned water into wine.” The audience howled, but Johnny managed to keep a straight face. Then he asked, “And what did you learn from that story?” The boy squirmed a little. It was apparent he hadn’t thought about this. But then he lifted up his face and said, “If you’re going to have a wedding, make sure you invite Jesus!” 

Isn’t that great! Think about how much richer all of our relationships would be if Jesus were at the center. My prayer for each of us today is that our faith in Christ would indeed shape how we interacted with those we love. May that faith inform and mold our lives together ever strengthening our bonds that together we would be a blessing to the world around us.

Let us pray: God of hope, we invite you into our relationships again this day. Bind us closer to each other and closer to you. We ask in Jesus’ name. Amen.