First Presbyterian Church - Lafayette, Louisiana August 14, 2011 - Ordinary (20 A) Genesis 45:1-15 Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 Matthew 15:(10-20), 21-28 Leftovers, lagniappe , crumbs - Oh my! Leftovers, lagniappe, and crumbs - these are a few of my favorite things. My children often give me the fried crumblings left in their chicken nugget boxes even before I request them. It’s not exactly heart healthy - I do confess - but sometimes the crumbs are the best part. I imagine that’s where things like cracklin’ came from. In just about every culture you find things like cracklin’ because someone has taken the leftover and made it into a main attraction. Of course, not all leftovers are created equal (see Robert Burns’ Address tae the Haggis ), and some crumbs are not pleasing to anyone. Why else would we refer to a bad day as being crumby? Maybe that’s not too common a term these days, but we all have days where the one thing we desire or feel called to is just out of reach. Sometimes I ca...
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