Happenings (page 16)

Prodigal means reckless abandon, wastefully extravagant, imprudent, lavish, unsparing, and bountiful. Our God is Prodigal.

Jesus told them it isn’t all about the magic. Living this way is hard. If you are in it and following me only to see a miracle, then get out of the way; you are not worthy of being my disciple.

Humility is not at all about being meek and withdrawn. Humility is about fun and celebration. It is living in the absolute truth of who we are and celebrating that truth. Humility can see and recognize the gifts I have been given and then use them.

The narrow door is small. It is a one-person-at-a-time door. The little door in Jesus’ story is His call to each of us to have a personal, intimate relationship with Him.

The purifying fire is already burning. Just look and listen. We do not see peace in our Church but division. We must ask ourselves, the same questions the Jewish people did long ago. 

Be kind, be gentle with one another, and don’t judge. We don’t walk another’s journey. But with awe, we respect it because the ground we each walk, whether filled with light or darkness, is holy ground. It is walked with God.