A great quote to share with you today…
“I do not go to (worship) to make myself "better." I go because, in the dimmest reaches of my scattered, angst-ridden mind, there is something that wants me to get down on my knees and, in spite of my own suffering and all the suffering around me, give thanks. I go because I am beginning to believe that heaven is not in some other world, but shot through the broken world in which we live.”- Heather King, from her essay "Heaven and Earth"
We often strive to be “more faithful” in our lives, but it’s helpful to remember that faithfulness begins in the present. Our task following Jesus is not to wish yesterday could be undone, nor is it hoping that tomorrow will be better. What are we doing today? How are we thankful today? How can we be the church now, here, today?
As a good friend of mine says, “Keep your eyes peeled: God is doing something…now.”
Amen to that. And amen to all of us as we strive to live in faith today.
Peace,
Ben
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