There are times
when I just sit alone in thought and I am filled with this incredible feeling
of love. My heart, mind, and soul are
overflowing with a feeling I can only describe as Divine. It is very intimate and private at that
moment in time. Then there are other
moments when that feeling comes and is in response to hearing someone share
their most intimate thoughts and stories.
Watching a documentary on Rich Mullins and listening to Meredith as she
spoke about her experience with the birth of her daughter, I felt one with
these folks even though Rich is dead and Meredith is many miles away.
It seems to me
this is what being a Christian is all about; being with other believers in a
way that precludes time and space, in a whole other realm; feeling one with each other, not arguing over
doctrine or performing programs or even preparing sermons. It is just basking in God’s love for us as
His kids, His family.
It is all about
Relationship, intimate and loving relationship, one with another. It is not about business and organization and
saving the world. It is about loving one
another and sharing that love wherever I am and whoever I am with. Jesus…Immanuel…one with us; God with us, each
one of us in a very intimate way. He
came as a totally dependent infant, entrusting Himself into the hands of Mary
and Joseph, and grew as any child does, honoring His parents and being part of
a family. This is the God who created
the world being one with us, being cared for and loved and wanted only to care
and love people in return.
This is what it is
all about; not doctrine or scholarly research.
It is about love, intimate relational love, taking care of one
another. I can do nothing more than
truly receive that love from Him and give that love to others. When I am faithful in doing that all the
other stuff will fall into place or fall off my plate. I have spent so many years trying to be and
do, when what I really needed to do was trust who I am and who’s I am and do
what comes from that.
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