Sacramental Living

On a recent chilly Saturday, a few of us from Grace Community Church donned bright orange vests and did our best county work-release participant impersonations on the roadside while we picked up trash. It’s part of the Brunswick-Golden Isles Adopt-a-Highway program. We discovered that there are many people who take no care for creation. So we did something about it.

16 bags latter, we were astounded at how much trash could collect on a one-mile stretch of road. We were also filled with a sense of fulfillment for having served. The people in our neighborhood didn’t know who was out there on the side of the road (in fact, we’ve even considered having one of our older members park the big white GCC van next to the road, don some dark shades, and play the role of “Boss” … but who’s Cool Hand Luke gonna be?), but our neighbors were grateful as they slowed down, rolled down their car windows, and gave us thanks.

We learned a few things:

1. When preparing to bend down 500+ times over the course of a couple of hours, be sure to stretch your back and legs VERY WELL.
2. The world is full of trash.
3. We can come alongside the Creator and help clean up the mess.

Of course, the spiritual metaphors abound. But the physical reality is just as true!

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