The BUZZ Around The Coffee Maker... IT'S A SIMPLE PLAN.
I am not in the traditional workplace anymore, but I do remember that the coffee maker was the common place of socializing in the workplace. While pouring a refill there was talk of the big football game on Sunday (rehashing the victory or loss), family or vacation, or the ever popular grumbling about the boss venting.

So I imagine the buzz around the coffee maker in Heaven a little over 2000 years ago when God’s plan for saving mankind was revealed?


Betty the Angel: “Hey Larry, did you hear about the plan the 'boss' has for saving the world?”
Larry The Angel: “No, so what’s the scoop?”
Betty the Angel: “Well rumor has it, Jesus will come to earth as a child born of a virgin in a barn and sleep in a feeding trough for animals. His birth will not be proclaimed to the world, but to .. get this.. shepherds. “
Larry The Angel: “yea right.”
Betty the Angel: “No really it’s true. , and Jesus will be raised by a common carpenter and his wife” and for the next almost 30 years Jesus will work as a carpenter, in rural Israel.
Larry The Angel: “ Good one Betty, and so being a carpenter.. I suppose he will then build his father’s kingdom?” LOL!
Betty the Angel: “I know this sounds bizarre, but I heard it all from a very reliable source. And THAT'S NOT ALL. Next, Jesus will choose 12 men to assist him as key members of his kingdom movement.”
Larry The Angel: “You mean like a presidential cabinet of sorts comprise of priests, rabbis, maybe a few influential politicians who are well connected, and some sort of minister of defense would seem reasonable selections.
Betty the Angel: “No, .. they are mostly fishermen.”
Larry The Angel: “I see.. fishermen… So far we have Jesus born in a barn in obscurity except to
shepherds, his critical years of development to be the King and Savior are spent as a carpenter instead of seminary? Yes, yes.. this makes ‘boat loads’ of sense…. NOT!”
Betty the Angel: “I know, I know.. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL... Next Jesus takes on the established religious community. He will challenge, and mock their rules and motives.. which of course flys like a politically and religiously incorrect Lead Balloon.“
Larry The Angel: “Well if this is true, then what else could they expect. Now who is it you said you
heard this all from? You were not talking to Cliffy from the mail room again were you? I know this is
Heaven, but Cliff is full of it.”
Betty the Angel: “No Larry it was not Cliff, it was from a very reliable source. Now be quiet for a minute and let me finish.. then you can let your jaw drop to the floor… because THERE IS MORE!”
Larry The Angel: [ Larry motions that he is zipping his lip and smiles.. in silence ]
Betty the Angel: “All of this leads to a final week when the salvation message is realized. Jesus in
this unconventional plan lulls the leaders of the day into .. falsely arresting him, mocking him, and he is beaten and whipped to the point of death. Then to a jeering crowd he is lead up to a hill where he is ultimately crucified as a common criminal while he is rejected by the people he came to save… JUST THE WAY HE PLANNED IT ALL ALONG.”
Betty the Angel: Of course Jesus will not stay dead. He will rise from the dead, but not everyone will
witness this.. and so believing in Jesus, and accepting his free gift of salvation will still be a matter of choice and it will require a personal faith in things maybe not seen.
Larry The Angel: [still silent, Larry stands with his arms crossed]
Betty the Angel: “That’s it Larry, believe me or not.. this is the God’s honest truth (no pun intended).”<pause> “Ok, now you can speak.”
Larry The Angel: I don’t know who put you up to this.. but I would tell these wild tales to anyone else… This is all CRAZY TALK.. and I have better things to do with my time. Next time you have anymore ’Revelations’ .. get it in writing on God’s very own BLESSED executive stationary!! Next time consider your sources before swallowing a whopper like this one hook line and sinker. You are just soooo gullable.”

[Larry then walks back to work leaving Betty looking exasperated]

Ok maybe it was not quite like this, but I don’t think this would have been a script in Hollywood. Kings,
great rulers, and most certainly saviors would be scripted to be spectacular and not a poor carpenter boy who ticks off the establishment and is ultimately crucified as a criminal. Then again.. Hollywood’s vision of drama is Law & Order Reruns and ’passion’ is pay per view 'adult' movies. In short, Hollywood is more than a bit.. WACKED.

Have a great day.. and may the great news of God’s plan for our salvation and for a happy life here on Earth be realized in each of our lives.

Jeff