Thursday, 08 May 2008
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The Prodigal Comes Home
By Michael English
see relatedThe Best of Times... During the Worst of Times
Well, I woke to the Fox News banter of an imploding economy and natural diasters in both India and central North America. On top of that, I sit in meetings where the drug problems are discussed while I remember that my own children attend those schools. Gas has reached $3.79 a gallon and a loaf of bread is twice the price it was just one month ago. I watched a man mentally cuss a gas pump this morning. Some would say this is a dark day... but I can't seem to go there yet.
For the last six months I had been a part of a spiritual movement that I haven't seen in several years. I have led community residents to Christ in my office several times and have watched a spiritual hunger take place in the congregants that I pastor. Something is happening and I have to say that this is the best of times to touch lives for God.
I am humbled by the work and move of God happening around me and confess that I have little or nothing to do with it. I feel privileged to be a part of it and not every one likes what is going on, but that's just the way it always happens when good thing begin to occur. But their clamouring is being drowned out by the prayers of hungry souls.
Non-traditional options are forming and new opprtunities are presenting themselves and my overwhelming inadequacies are haunting me. But, I am reminded that I could be in a place where survival is the goal and altars are barren.
Thanks God. I remember that I am filthy rags, but you still use me.
Bruce... imperfect but climbing anyway.
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Bruce,
Thinking of non-traditional options, I wonder if they way I grew up in the church....maybe the way our generation experienced God in worship....that THOSE ways, actually had become non-traditional. I mean, think of the way the new churches worshiped God after Jesus left. They were really "out-there". I guess this is just a silly reverse-thinking moment.......but it does get my mind going. And you know, I am also SO glad that God wants to use me. Seems like His messages just don't get through to me very well some days. But God (thank heavens) is patient. And I can tell by your writings, that you are really seeking God's word and work! Bless you Bruce........Fred says hi too!