So, I saw Jen Hatmaker speak last night. Really fun night. She is as funny and moving as anyone who has read her books would imagine her to be. She pretty much nailed what we've been going through the past few months. The tension, the change of perspective, the desire to act, move, do.
I've been thinking/reading/praying (wash, rinse, repeat) things that make me go, "Como se WHAT?!?" the past few months. I have known and read the Bible my ENTIRE life. The whole time. Birth til present. I've heard the token passages about Law and Gospel way mucho. (Apparently, I'm having trouble writing without using English/Spanish psuedo phrases...sorry.) ANYway, what I'm getting at is that for the most part, I've felt very comfortable being Christian, but living in my current Christian state has made me uncomfortable lately. It's crazy stuff, like "Go and MAKE disciples..." Not stay at home and hang out with Christian folk all the time. Well, shoot. It's "feed my sheep." Not talk about how sad it is that there are hungry people in this world. It's "Whatever you DO for the LEAST of these, you do for Me." Not, you should keep talking about all those poor people and how much help they need.
Bah! Do, Make, Go, Feed. For those English peeps out there, those are action verbs.
So, my current area of consternation is how this looks for us as a family. How does my life need to be structured to be able to Do, Make, Go, Feed? Where can I put my heart and soul into action? I'm settled on the place, of course. Haiti has tied my heart up and won't let it go. So, now what? What will this look like? What decisions can I make in the next few months and years to live these action words?
I pray on a daily basis that our trip in a month will answer some of those questions.
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