“Who cares?”
This is a playground put down. If a second grade boy says something they can do, and a classmate wants to discredit the achievement, the ultimate put down is two words long, “Who cares?”
“Who cares” is to juvenile conversations what the ace of spades is to a game of spades … the ultimate trump card. Have you ever played that “hand”? Ever had it laid on your moment by another, overriding your boast?
Why does this verbal jab bother us so much? Well, I’m guessing it is because deep down we want someone to care … especially CERTAIN “someones.” Employees want their bosses to care; children, their parents; and husbands, their wives (and vice versa). As a matter of fact, the entire enterprise of friendship is based around caring for and about one another – otherwise the relationship is purely transactional. We want those close to us to care, to celebrate with us our successes, and mourn with us our griefs.
So what about God. Given all His divine responsibilities and exalted stature, does He really care about people like you and me? When we pray, does God respond, “who cares?”
I believe the answer to this question is an emphatic YES … God cares. He cares a lot, and He cares for us. If that is the case, HOW does God care for us? Well, this Sunday at Wildwood Community Church in part 2 of our Advent sermon series, “Home for Christmas” we will see how God cares for Mary, reflect on one of the major ways God cares for us, and then talk about how we might respond to our caring God. We will do all this as we study Luke 1:39-56. Hope you join us! AND, in this Sunday’s services (the later two services) we will have our children sing a few Christmas songs for us/with us at the end of our services! Make plans to join us Sunday at 8:30, 9:45, or 11:00. See you there … and bring friends!
Who cares? God does!!