Random Thoughts...
I have many, many thoughts swirling through my head that I want to share...here are a few; I will explore them more as time permits. There is a marathon being run today in Memphis, and I have been told if I don't get where I'm going by eight, then forget it, I have to wait for 11,000 runners to get across an intersection that is between where I am now and the church, so this will be brief.
- The message of Christ is the message of Christ, but there are many ways of expressing that message.
- God really did make me the way I am and it's totally OK to be who I am, whether that is sanctioned by others or not. We will never agree with everyone, or make everyone happy.
- I am in a space at this event where I feel at peace and am worshipping within a sacred space.
- I have made new friends.
- I can't think of a better place to be than here going through my latest painful growth spurt.
- There are others who feel like they are square pegs who have tried to fit into round holes in their faith life; I am not alone.
- It is safe to ask questions, groan, pray and struggle with aspects of the journey we are on; there are fellow travellers.
- I wish my guys could be here.
A day of peace in this advent season to you, my friends.
Labels: being the church, caring, Jesus, The Great Emergence, thoughts on love
posted by www.kathypride.com at
7:20 AM
2 Comments:
Hey, girlfriend!
Great post! Many of my exact sentiments! I knew we were kindred spirits! I was a little (ok, big...but I'm trying!)rebel rouser in our homegroup this week. We have led one every other wed. in our home for close to 9 years. We were talking about in luke 4 where Jesus heals the paralytic whose friends tore open the roof to get him in to Jesus. We were talking about how desparate are WE to get a touch (or healing) from Jesus-FOR OUR FRIENDS!!! Anyway, one person brought up how open are we to believe someone if they stood up in church and said, "I believe God wants us to do this...." I, of course, being the somewhat rebel I am, had to add,"OK, how willing are we to go do it, if we really believed it were from God, and He wanted us to go out and do it RIGHT THEN, like follow the guy out of church...(here's the part you'll love, Kathy) ON A SUNDAY!!!" Gasp! Go love on His beloved on a Sunday!!?? Yeah, that's me. If I weren't teaching a sunday school class on Sunday this week, i might be found on the streets of milton praying for people. Want to join me sometime? It really doesn't have to be on a sunday, but if God spoke, would we go??
Just to confirm - YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
From one square peg trying to fit into round holes her whole life to another. ;)
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