Greetings Dear Reader,
God is so much more than I can pack into my meager
scribblings. I want to remember who he
is daily. I want to remember who he is
in every moment. I do not want to
mistake the gift of free will for absenteeism or silence.
My life is a journey back to God. We are all on the same journey whether we
wish it or not. Our lives belong to God
whether we acknowledge him or not. The
internal war is to follow or merely arrive in his presence. I do not wish to merely arrive.
God does not force us to him. He draws us.
He does not demand our companionship.
He asks for it. When we reject,
deny, and disbelieve we are pursuing things for which we were never
created. We try to justify this by
dismissing God, our creation, and the very value of human life. We disavow the supernatural and
miraculous.
If we relegate God to the place of the puerile and uniformed
it is much easier to ignore his constant call.
We can be dismissive of those who represent Christ honestly and humbly. We can treat faith as a matter for children
and the uniformed.
I, however, am required to love. I am required to follow in faith and believe
that God is who he says he is. I believe
he is so much more than we can grasp. He
is so far beyond who I dream him to be for my sake. I must remember daily that he is who he
claims to be and not some fairytale.
It will become dangerous to believe. Sometimes it feels like it already is. I can no longer count on following Christ as
a guide for the world in which I live both universally and locally. I can only commit my heart to love for and
faith in the God who is there. I can be assured
that God is with me. I can count on him
to show me my errors and enhance my good.
When the whole world turned against God he required his followers to
love him, each other, their enemies.
Everything else is built on this.
That is who God is.
Lovers
in a Dangerous Time – Bruce Cockburn
Don't the hours grow shorter as the days go by
You never get to stop and open our eyes
One minute you're waiting for the sky to fall
The next you're dazzled by the beauty of it all
Lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
These fragile bodies of touch and taste
This fragrant skin this hair like lace
Spirits open to the thrust of grace
Never a breath you can afford to waste
Lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
When you're lovers in a dangerous time
Sometimes you're made to feel as if your love's a crime
Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight
Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight
When you're lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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