The CrossThe Gospel of JohnMay 22, 2022

The odds are good that you have at least one. Most people do. Studies show that 8 out of 10 Americans have them and most frequently keep them in their kitchens. But it’s not unique to us...people in other countries and cultures have them as well. What is it? The infamous junk drawer. A whole myriad of things seem to end up in the junk drawer. Things we don’t know what to do with or don’t want to take the time to deal with. It’s just easier to toss it - whatever IT is – in the junk drawer rather than taking the time to make a decision about where it should go. Junk drawers are the catch-all for the debris of daily life. They’re filled with pens, paper clips, old birthday candles, and take out menus. Batteries, scissors, sticky notes, and band-aids; screwdrivers, permanent markers, and a flashlight that’s most likely dead. There might be old ketchup packets, assorted leftover hardware, a roll of stamps and a wad of rubber bands. What do you keep in your junk drawer? Some people have a whole junk cabinet, because a drawer couldn’t hold it all. Or a junk room, shed, or garage! And if you’re really bad at deciding what to do with all your stuff, you might find yourself on an episode of Hoarders! For those of you who’ve never seen it, it’s a show about people whose entire house is overflowing with junk they just can’t decide what to do with. Over the past several weeks we’ve been working our way through the gospel of John. John wrote his gospel for one purpose: so that people would know the truth about Jesus and believe. Not just give intellectual assent or agreement, but really believe... and choose to do something... choose to follow Him… not just file Jesus away as good information for another day. We’ve almost reached the end of John’s gospel. I’d like to invite you to join us this Sunday as we look through John’s eyes at the crucifixion of Jesus. Out of the inner circle of 12 disciples, he is the only one we know for sure was there. He saw it all unfold and his testimony about that day is important.  Junk drawers can be helpful... they give us a place to keep something until we make a decision about what to do with it. What have you decided to do with Jesus?