I agree, Mike. Reconstruction means that all those worldly things that sometimes comfort us in our insecurity get stripped away. For example, if I decide that Jesus changes people more by relationship than by awesome talks that I've worked really hard to develop, than I can't knowingly take so much pride in my talks... If ministry isn't about programs but about relationships, then I can't take any credit for this really cool program that I've developed (ouch!) And unfortunately I do tend to take confort in those kinds of accolades... power, ingenuity... whatever. It's is extremely uncomfortable when Jesus is like, "I'm sorry, I'm the center..."

It would be more comfortable if instead of processing through we could say, "Shazam!" and everyone in the world was immediately deconstructed and reconstructed and then we wouldn't have to feel out of place.... We wouldn't have any peer pressure to be one of the cool kids.

Who are the cool kids?... cause unfortunately, I still sometimes want to be like them....