I don't know about you, but there has been a lot of talk about legacy over the last couple of days. Every time an important person in this country dies their legacy is bound to come up. This has given me the opportunity to think about my legacy and how people will remember me. Gerald Ford's legacy has been mentioned as one who healed our country in the midst of political scandal and outrage. Very little has been mentioned about the fact that he pardoned Richard Nixon; although it has come up people seem to think differently now about that decision then when he made it. The same happened to Ronald Regan and I wonder how history will interpret and look back on Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. Will these men be remembered, for their failures or for being the right person at the right time?
Even before I heard of Gerald Ford's death on Tuesday, I have been thinking about my legacy. This Sunday, December 31 ends my time at Prairie Lake Covenant Church in Chetek, Wisconsin. I have been thinking about how I will be remembered in this congregation after I leave. Will I be remembered, for dumb mistakes that interns make or my city slickerness? Or will I be remembered, for preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ? When all is said in done, not only this week, but at the end of my life I hope that my legacy will be one of obedience to God and that I modeled that to everyone who I met along the way. I hope to hear the words one day, "Well done good and faithful servant." Perhaps this is the thing we should be reflecting on this week--our legacy and be able to change whatever needs changing, so that others will see a positive legacy and focus on that instead of the negativeness in our lives.
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