A Revolution and a Day Off
Last night I was reflecting on the journey so far. Some months ago when I talked to Pastor Fran, his planting team, and his elders, I spoke about all the hurt people I wanted to draw in. I spoke of all the needs and the people made to feel like second class citizens. I began to wonder if God was nuts to call me. I began to wonder if I would reach these people.
Well, here are the people in my life that I have met. I will x out their names for now.
xxx has cancer and will die soon.
xxx is in the middle of a divorce from an abusive husband who cheats.
xxx and xxx are still grieving the loss of a child they knew for three days.
xxx is a cancer survivor who’s husband left as her hair fell out and now she is recovered and the hair has grown back and he wants her back.
xxx and xxx live together but still want a church and a community to call home.
xxx is divorcing a dangerous dude who claims he can make her go away. Funerals are cheaper than divorces he claims. Nice guy, eh?
xxx is needy and scared of everything and everyone thinks he is a brave hero.
Real people with real hearts and real problems. They want a community and they want this church and they are scared and hurt.
But to be honest, I am not sure how we all found each other. Here they are. I have a feeling there are more out there.
I have no conclusions at the moment, just a reflection.
So today, what did I do to further this ministry? Not a thing! I took my daughter to the city, we had some lunch, watched some planes take off and land, went mini golfing, went to the bookstore, grabbed some Slurpees, had pizza rolls for dinner.
I had a most wonderful conversation with a dear and old friend I have not seen in over 15 years. We talked for over an hour on the phone and I get to see her tomorrow. I talked too much and I really need to learn to shut the f### up sometimes. I wanna know about her more than I want to babble.
Later tonight I will tuck in the little one, read a bit from The Intangible Kingdom and the Bible. Then I may poke around my website design and then off to bed.
That would be today. Oh yeah! I got a very nice postcard from Jay Bakker of Revolution church today. It was very sweet and it made me smile. All in all…a good day.
