God of all names, who humbly enters our lives, we want to call you...something... to delight in that you have arrived unexpectedly, though surely, we expect something to stir us along life's roadsides as we move towards the center of our dreams. Amen.
Tag Archives: God
God of Nots/Knots
God of Nots. God of Knots. The not of god. The knot of God. The knotted God. Not God? Knot God. God, do not give us this day our daily knot.
God Boxes
People fold God into infinite shapes when tucking God into boxes of their own making.
Color in the Morning
Sometimes the best statement said about God is left unsaid. The good news to be declared can be done so by the rising sun rather than with words which bring any distant look back from the horizon. Taking care of the present moment is the best way to take care of the future. Notice how the moving ripples made by a hastily thrown stone on the surface of a once calm pond move outward together in time. The mind will find relief whether intended or not. Recognize when awareness can be given a rest. Be glad in continuing to take chances where the treasure remains unknown. There will be color when the flowers open in the morning.
To an Unknown God
It has always been a challenge to bless and uplift without pointing a finger. The signs that honor our gods are posted all over the town square. Underneath any beautiful morning lie colors waiting to be thrown into the sky. My hope remains suspended between nothing and infinity waiting for the divine particular. One day there will be a way to bring all the pieces together without fear.
“The kingdom of God is not coming with things that can be observed.” – Luke 17:20
Hidden God, beyond the horizon, underneath the nearest stone, behind the turn of the earth, within the veins of dropped leaves; we turn and turn again and you spin around us with yourself; come into our lives with things that do not need to be observed for our attention wanders and the shiny has replaced the simple. Amen.
Waiting for G*d
"It is desire that saves." - Simone Weil We wait for g*d outside of us, playing some strange game of hide-and-seek, giving a destination to which we will never arrive despite our active searching and seeking, leading us astray to chance upon discovering what is most holy in our lives.
God Escape
It is easier to escape G*d than it is to escape the idea of god shared by those who love god with a certitude replacing the familiar rhythms of day and night, up and down, in and out, death and life.
You shall have no other gods before me. – Exodus 20:3
Surrounder, Caller, Bringer, the unbroken and constant call of your names leaves no room for others to be before us, and yet we hunger for one more. Open the corner of our eye to see in the dim gray of our side vision another version, new and exciting, as the day we were born. Amen.
What We Care About
The hubris that one can control their own resurrection and the hiddenness of the virus make need more visible. Sometimes aesthetic sense fails to develop even in the hardest times so perhaps God is theology's greatest invention. We do not recognize that we continue to benefit from the shameful history of our ancestors. When the center is on fire engage the periphery for choosing where to begin carries a great deal of power. We argue about what we care about attempting to get our story straight and inviting the hope of hopes into hopelessness.
A Thread You Follow 