"In the wilderness prepare
the way for the LORD;
make straight in the desert
a highway for our God.
Every valley shall be raised up,
every mountain and hill made low;
the rough ground shall become level,
the rugged places a plain.
and all people will see it together.
isaiah 40:3-5
this evening i was joyfully reminded of why i am doing the work that i am doing.
just at that moment when i thought i was too tired, when i thought that the stress was going to overwhelm me, when i saw myself beginning to lose the love that needs to infuse ministry, the Spirit appeared. at the beginning of the evening, i thought i needed a vacation, a break, to step back so that i could start fresh. at the end of the evening, i left wishing i had church twice a week, cause once wasn't enough. what happened?
of course there was the "stuff" of church--a thoughtful and comforting message by leslie veen, heartfelt advent/christmas music by our ever changing band, good people i love to see and hang out with. but it wasn't just that. it couldn't have been just that. cause my funk was feelin' bigger than could be conquoered by all that (it is the end of the semester after all).
it wasn't just that. it was the experience of God among us, the experience of the Word made flesh, that brought my back home, to that comfortable place in my own skin.
And the glory of the LORD will be revealed,
and all people will see it together.
and it was. and that is why i file papers, pay bills, run errands, send emails, set and re-set the sanctuary. every now and then i need reminded.
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