Acts 18-20 continues the account of Paul's missionary activity. In 20:7-12 we have the story of Paul preaching into the late hours of the night in a third story room when a young man sitting by a window falls asleep, falls out the window, and dies . . . Paul rushes downstairs and restores his life.
I love this story. Not even the great apostle Paul can keep everyone awake during a sermon. Stories like this one bring some humanity, humor, and bizarreness to otherwise seemingly hyper-spiritual characters.
While it is unhealthy to compare myself to other people, especially the apostle Paul, at times as I read about his incredible witness for Christ I can't help but think, I wish I could be more like Paul. And then I read this little nugget and it grounds me. At times Paul bored his audience to death. Maybe I should focus on being me and let Paul be Paul. I certainly don't want to bore people to death (especially since I seriously doubt I could bring them back to life).
May I not take myself too seriously, and embrace the bizarre moments that arise in a life of following Christ.
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