Sermons

I passed by a sign for a United Church nearby last week that was advertising their sermon - "The choice of good and great" - and I found that VERY thought provoking. Like new-self-help-book-title provoking.

I know there's a book on getting from Good to Great (Jim Collins) - but what about just asking yourself - why am I choosing good? Why am I not choosing great? There are so many times when we know the difference - I think about it every time I put my pillow cases away without ironing them.

My mom irons her pillow cases. She doesn't like to sleep on a wrinkled pillow case, and she loves the look of a fresh-pressed pillow case on a newly made bed. It's enough reason for her to choose GREAT. For me, it's not enough of a reason - not when I don't mind having my nearly wrinkle free pillow cases on my newly made bed (tip: fold them as neatly as possible as soon as they're out of the dryer).

Great isn't always best. But it's always a choice. Are you conscious of when you're choosing good over great? Or great over good? Should we all try swapping it around every now and then?