The Musings of a Rock

What would it take for a rock to cry out in praise? That is the striking question at the heart of this message from Pastor Matt Cottrill on Sunday, August 9th 2026 drawn from Luke 19, where Jesus makes his triumphal entry into Jerusalem and declares that if his disciples held their peace, the stones beside the road would immediately cry out. We explore what makes that statement so arresting after two thousand years. Rocks are silent witnesses to history. They outlast kingdoms, generations, and civilizations. They have no choice but to exist exactly as their creator made them. Yet they have never known forgiveness. They have never felt the weight of sin lifted from their shoulders. They have never stood at an altar and experienced mercy. We have. That contrast is the heart of the message. Our praise is not automatic like the orbit of a planet or the rising of the sun. It is a daily, deliberate choice. And that choice is one of the greatest privileges ever entrusted to humanity. When we understand what we have been redeemed from and what we have been given, silence becomes not just a missed opportunity but a surrendered privilege. This message challenges us to ask honestly whether we are engaging our faith with the full weight of what Christ has done, or whether we have allowed familiarity, pride, or routine to quietly steal our wonder.