I don’t know what I expected, but on this, the vernal equinox, I
wasn’t too pleased to awake to a blustery 40 degree day. It’s spring! I
want the warmth! So, I walked my dog wearing only a t-shirt, jeans, and
flip-flops…my small defiance to the world around me… it didn’t change
too much of anything…it just made me long for spring all the more. Will
spring actually get here? Or am I stuck in a “spring” that’s no
different than yesterday’s winter?
All through Lent, I’ve been living in this space where I’m wondering…will all the good that God has promised actually be realized? Jesus says, “the Kingdom of God is here…it’s present!” But I awoke this morning to the reminder that we’ve been killing people in Iraq for 6 years. The Kingdom is here! I want the Kingdom! So today, here’s my small defiance to the world around me…I’m going to walk my neighborhood at 4pm this afternoon (properly attired this time), and I’m going to pray…I’m going to pray for peace, I’m going to pray for those in our community who have sons and daughters and loved ones serving in the military, I’m going to pray for the drugs and violence and addiction that plague so many. Feel free to join me either physically or in spirit. My belief is that it will actually change something…and it will continue to make me long for what God has next.
The Kingdom is here and it will get here…we are not stuck. Jesus does rise from the grave. Thank God.
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