The human vocation is to reflect. This is what it means to bear God’s image within his world. As with the moon, light doesn’t originate with us. Our job is to orient ourselves so we can receive and reflect his uncreated light — his character, love and wisdom — into his creation. Sony A7Riii, Sigma […]
What happens when the light pushes back the darkness to reveal thorns? What happens when prayers to remove them have no effect? You trust in the sufficiency of God’s grace and his ability to perfect his power through the weakness. Sony A7Riii, Sony 35mm 1.8
During a morning walk the other day, I was struggling with some “stuff”. In those moments, I can feel very alone. In the midst of my angst, my phone binged with a text from my best friend. He shared a photo of the snow they received in Idaho. I shared my turmoil and we texted […]
Ahhhhh… I needed that. Thanx
That was an interesting and emotional video to watch. I almost started crying as he was joined by others who wanted to be a part of his “giving” experiment. I was thinking at first about how hard and awkward it was for him to make that first effort to put himself in that position. Then I was thinking about how scared everyone is. Almost all of the people on the street have this automatic suspicion that this guy has motives. (probably deviant) I was thinking that myself. I guess I think too much. But I was also thinking that it would be great if he only had good motives and people could know that and accept his hugs with childlike appreciation and pleasure. That would be very healing and beneficial. What was going through your head as you watched it?
Hi Deb, I think what you said in your comment demonstrates the tension of the “Now and Not Yet” that we find ourselves in. We are both noble yet broken people, living in a good yet broken creation. We know Christ has inaugurated God’s future New Creation by his resurrection, a reality of restored and reconciled community. Yet, we live in the harsh reality of a world where distortion and deviance also abide. And so, we as Christ’s apprentices have to stand in the place of pain with open arms and interceding hearts. That’s so hard because we will often find ourselves battered and bruised like Christ.
I was feeling similar things as you when I first watched the video. I probably would have been one of the people that passed him by. But then I noticed, it only took one or two people to risk. And the trickle turned into a stream and eventually a flood. And even when the authorities tried to prevent it, the flood was uncontainable. That’s how God’s New Creation takes place. People of faith, taking the necessary risk so that others may watch and join in.