Reboot the Airplane . . . and Our Hearts

So, here we are at the Frankfurt Airport, waiting for our final flight to Sofia, Bulgaria.  Some of us were questioning the wisdom of having a four-hour layover in Frankfurt, but now it’s feeling pretty good, after our 2.5 hour delay waiting in the airplane as we sat at the terminal at O’Hare.  Seems that the FAA’s ACARS system (I’m going to look up that acronym) down for a while, which meant that all planes flying overseas could not upload their flight data.  I messaged that to my daughter Laura, and she replied,”21^st Century problem – they have to reboot the airplane.” 

Aaaannndd . . . we’ve just been told that our flight out Frankfurt is also delayed.  So, we’re   three for three in delays.  Denver to Chicago was delayed 1 hour; Chicago to Frankfurt was delayed two-and-a-half hours; Frankfurt to Sofia, who knows?  The plane we’re supposed to leave out of here on has not arrived yet.  (Later edit:  We departed from Frankfurt 90 minutes late for a VERY bumpy flight to Sofia!)

Apparently, we’re already being taught some lessons, if we care to take them:  how to be patient with technology, for example, especially those technologies to which we have become accustomed or on which we have come to depend.  Could we worship on Sunday morning if the power went out?  It might stretch our capabilities.  It also would raise the question: “What, in fact, are we worshiping?  Is it the music?  Or are we truly worshiping Almighty God?"  Maybe we need to reboot our hearts!

Но иде час, и сега е, когато истинските поклонници ще се покланят на Отца с дух и истина; защото такива иска Отец да бъдат поклонниците Му.  Бог е дух; и ония, които Му се покланят, с дух и истина трябва да се покланят. John 4:23-24 in Bulgarian