The Cup Runneth Over???

Today, in Church service today, I walked up to the Pastor today taking bread and wine from him and his designated assistant today as per usual in our procedure for communion services.  All was absolutely normal today until my right elbow knocked into the cup holding the wine as I turned to my left.  At the corner of my eye, I could see the wine jumping over the cup and on to the pastor’s hand holding the cup. 

Immedicately, I turn back around as fast as I had turned to my left, and placed my hands on the pastor’s hand and cup to hold it steady and looked into my Pastor’s eyes to say, “I am so sorry.  Are you okay?”  His eyes blinked that he was and I said again, “I am so sorry.” as I walked away.

I chuckled about it to a mentor and friend of mine at the Church after the service, but I am wondering if it were to be some sort of divine intervention or just a result of my clumsy oaf self.  Although I have certainly been clumsy in my day, I had certainly never been clumsy in anything that was so religious of an event.

In Psalms 23:5, the Bible makes a reference to a “my cup runneth over”.  The interpretation of that phrase is often that “I have more than enough for my needs”.

I have been struggling with trying to decide whether or not to apply for jobs where I would certainly make more money and have health benefits; however, those aren’t necessarily the jobs where I feel that I could make the most difference in the world.  Sometimes, in the pursuit of happiness, happiness can be found in our own homes and backyards.

If it were divine intervention, was it a message to me or the Pastor, or even just a message to us all???    What do you think???

  

Psalm 23 (King James Version)

Psalm 23

 1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

 2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

 3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

 4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

 5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

 6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

SIDE NOTE:  I am reading this month’s issue of CHARISMA and there is an article in there about, “Get Ready to Serve” under a Phrophetic Edge section!  Below the picture of the author of the article, Steve Hill of Heartland World Ministries Church in Dallas, is a quote, “Our cup is running over, and God is about to use us to offer it to strangers.”  How ironic is that to put a clincher to my day???