This was posted a while back, but I've been thinking about it lately. During this time of year,we get to enjoy all the good foods of summer. We just had homecoming at church. We have a family reunion coming up soon. There's good stuff from the garden, like watermelon and tomatoes. So I was just thinking about that. And I thought I would share it with you all!
I made some banana pudding. And it's so good, it got me to thinking about all things banana pudding. If you told someone who's never eaten it, that you put vanilla wafers and banana slices into a big bowl, mix up some pudding and pour it into the bowl, then add another layer of vanilla wafers and banana slices and then another layer of pudding and top it off with a whipped cream or meringue topping, they would probably say, "Ew, gross!" But if you've ever had it, you know how good it is.
Now I can't think about banana pudding without thinking about my great Aunt Elizabeth. She made the BEST! It was kind of her specialty. Well, that and fried chicken. And biscuits. And deviled eggs. And pie, any kind. She was just the best cook. And she cooked the old fashioned way. Just like her sister (my grandmother) did.
Aunt Elizabeth's banana pudding was made from scratch. No instant pudding, no Cool Whip. I'm not embarrassed to admit that I used both in mine. Hers was just heavenly. I'm convinced that she's up in heaven right now making it for Jesus. And yes, I'm pretty sure Jesus loves banana pudding too. Even if it was never served in heaven before, when Aunt Elizabeth got there, it became a favorite. I'm sure of it!
Then I got to thinking, "Do we have to cook when we get to heaven?" That bothered me a little bit. I've always thought that there was no suffering in heaven. It wouldn't be suffering for Aunt Elizabeth to make banana pudding. But for me? Well, maybe just a little. Aunt Elizabeth and my grandmother cooked to show love, to comfort, to mother. It was their love language. And any one who benefited from their cooking loved it too.
Since there is worship in heaven and cooking for someone can be a form of worship, then I guess there is cooking in heaven. At least for those who love to cook. And being the good Baptist that I am, I know Jesus loves to eat.
So you see, it all makes since in my head. Aunt Elizabeth is up in heaven right now, making banana pudding for Jesus. And Jesus is loving that banana pudding.
So, that's my deep spiritual thinking for the day.
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