There's a world either chattering or harping or plotting or nagging at our heels. Sure, we can each find reason to faint. Pressure can be exhausting. Is there a secret to finding Life in life? I mean, is there more to walking, talking, and breathing than living like wax museum figures....looking so alive, but really not? I think there is.
It's wonderful to hear Jesus say he came that humans might have abundant life. Such is intended for the plain and common us as well as the celebrity or the pauper us. Life! He is all about robust, privileged life! How do we reach the good stuff with all of the gnarly stuff going on?
When we realize first how crummy we are then gratitude begins to rush upon our soul. Until we become convinced we are truly worthy of nothing, we will not be satisfied with any hopeful setting of right now. I love right now....every day! Charles Colson wrote, "We have to understand the evil in ourselves before we can truly embrace the good in life."
If I were to lay one successful secret at the feet of Memorial's leadership it would be we all know this personal truth. It doesn't mean we don't strive for the higher calling. But it does force us to peer through clear glass at the obvious self-crud. Those exact moments position us properly to deal with others in the framework of mercy and love. Until then we simply clack and clang in pseudo-leadership noise. How do we reach the good stuff? We see our own blatant failure as a human being and seek the righteousness of God to replace us.....in the center of ourselves.
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