Kingdom Quote #54
"This world, this reality, revealed by God speaking to us, is not the kind of world to which we are accustomed. It is not a neat and tidy world in which we are in control - there is mystery everywhere that takes considerable getting used to, and until we do it scares us. It is not a predictable, cause-effect world in which we can plan our careers and secure our futures - there is miracle everywhere that upsets us no end, expect for the occasions when the miracle is in our favor. It is not a dream world in which everything works out according to our adolescent expectations - there is suffering and poverty and abuse at which we cry out in pain and indignation, "You can't let this happen!" For most of us it takes years and years and years to exchange our dream world for the real world of grace and mercy, sacrifice and love, freedom and joy."
- Eugene Peterson, "Eat This Book, A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading"
- Eugene Peterson, "Eat This Book, A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading"
posted by Mike Bishop at 9:05 PM
1 Comments:
my life has brought me to the precipice, and i fall off into mystery and unknown...an act of faith or folly, i'll let you know when i land, mike. here is a poem of mine about falling into mystery...
the inner currents churn and drive me along the stream of thought and emotion
in a whirling eddy, I pounce and paddle and whip through chasing the daylight
waves of distraction crash all around, but toss and turn cannot distract from ambition
a crushing sound, the falls…mist gathers and my direction is overtaken by current
at the precipice of no return, slight hesitation…yet instinct urges: take the plunge
lightning crawls up my spine, a dangerous current of its own: risk/consequence collide
a sudden hush in freefall…eyes wide with escalating significance…fear and hope embrace
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