An Inkling
It’s a well-traveled
story. Bishop Hugh Latimer was preaching
in a service where Henry VIII was attending.
Yes, that Henry, the one who needed to be confronted by the grace and
truth of the gospel on several fronts.
At one point Latimer paused
his preaching and launched into a soliloquy:
Latimer! Latimer!
Latimer! Be careful what you
say. The King of England is here. He paused, and then continued, Latimer!
Latimer! Latimer! Be careful what you say. The King of Kings is here.
We don’t even stop to think –
we automatically adjust what we say according to who is in the room. And it’s well that we do. For example, none of us would want to describe
the recent scandal at the office to a spouse in the same terms with a seven
year old in the room as we would without.
Trouble is, as Latimer
preached to himself, we usually forget One who is always in the room. And that is regardless of who else
is there – the king or a seven year old or enemies or friends or... And that is regardless of what the topic may
be – scandal or politics or prayer or…
So let’s do what we usually do
– adjust what we say according to Who is in the room. And the same goes for writing blogs!
Blessings,
Keith
