I had heard You with my ears,
But now I see You with my eyes;
Therefore, I recant and relent,
Being but dust and ashes.
Job 42:5-6 NJPS
Job responds to God from his new knowledge of God, not his knowledge about God. There is a difference. We’ll explore that this week. ~dan
Sometimes the sound, sometimes the movement of the chimes catches our attention. What do you see? What do you hear?
A posture of wonder
As we listen and enter into the conversation ourselves, could it be that God’s Word, God’s speaking, God’s self-revealing happens to us, sneaks up, surprises and ambushes us, transforms us, and disarms us—rather than arms us with “truths” to use like weapons to savage other human beings? Could it be that God’s Word intends not to give us easy answers and shortcuts to confidence and authority, but rather to reduce us, again and again, to a posture of wonder, humility, rebuke, and smallness in the face of the unknown?
McLaren, Brian D. (2010-01-21). A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions That Are Transforming the Faith (p. 93). HarperCollins e-books. Kindle Edition.
An update on naming the next Archbishop of Canterbury
“A secretive group choosing the next Archbishop of Canterbury, spiritual leader of the world’s 80 million Anglicans, is under pressure to break a deadlock in their talks and reach a decision, nearly a month after an announcement was expected.” —from Reuters. Read the article. Please continue your prayers for this group and our Worldwide Anglican Communion.
May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you
May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you:
wherever he may send you;may he guide you through the wilderness:
protect you through the storm;may he bring you home rejoicing:
at the wonders he has shown you;may he bring you home rejoicing:
once again into our doors.
Claiborne, Shane; Wilson-Hartgrove, Jonathan; Okoro, Enuma (2010-11-09). Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals (p. 73). Zondervan. Kindle Edition.
Photo: IdyllWildThings. Click the image to see more from IdyllWildThings, Idyllwild, CA. ~dan
Hear what the Spirit is saying 