The tragedy in Haiti has been overwhelming.
The pain of the Haitian people has been heart wrenching.
Pat Robertson painted a picture of the situation that has angered a lot of people. If you have heard this response by Pat Robertson, I would like to point you to Donald Miller's blog for an interesting response. I appreciate his words and you may too.
You can find his blog at www.donmilleris.com.
Grace and Peace!
Micah
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
A Staff
Moses...you gotta love this guy! He goes from floating down a river in a basket, to becoming a Prince of Egypt, from a Prince, to a criminal, and then into a deliverer of Egypt. Someone's gotta get some movie rights for this story! (wait a second??)
He's got quite some story, one that is fun to read and filled with great imagery.
Moses also loves to debate with God. God tells him to go free some people and that if you do, I will get your back, and Moses pulls a Jonah (me? Seriously?). Fortunately, for Moses, there is no whale involved, at least that we know of, but there are a lot of dramatic, over-the-top elements in his story.
In one such moment, Moses is in the middle of a debate, and winning of course, as we all do with God, and then God says, look down in your hand. What do you got there?
Um, a staff.
(Yes, this is a Moses action. Aaawesoooome!!!!)
I like to stop right there. The story goes on to tell about how the staff changes into a snake and a lot of other fun moments ensue. I like the question that God poses though. Just check out your hand. See what you already have. Look down. I got your back.
Often times, when we encounter moments in our life when we struggle to move forward. We struggle with taking a step in some new direction. We long to do something for the world, for our community, for something, but we get at those stuttering moments when we say, "I am not equipped", or "I don't have enough", or "I just can't do it myself".
There is something huge in our world (that being God), that puts into our hands the items we need for real change.
It makes me think about my life. What items have passed through my hands today, that can be used to change someone's life. A keyboard, phone, a wrench, paper, a pen, a coffee cup, a card and so much more. Everyday, items pass through our hands. Everyday, we live and have great opportunities.
The reality is that most of us will not deliver an entire nation from oppressive rule (well, maybe not this week), but we will have countless opportunities to use what we already have to do something pretty amazing. Those amazing things might just be writing a note, or sharing a cup of coffee.
These small moments move our tangible life that we live everyday into a sacred moments, that might not get us any glory or fame or large stories written about us, but they are the most common way of finding God in all typical moments of life.
And so, what is the staff that passes through your hands?
Grace and Peace!
Micah
He's got quite some story, one that is fun to read and filled with great imagery.
Moses also loves to debate with God. God tells him to go free some people and that if you do, I will get your back, and Moses pulls a Jonah (me? Seriously?). Fortunately, for Moses, there is no whale involved, at least that we know of, but there are a lot of dramatic, over-the-top elements in his story.
In one such moment, Moses is in the middle of a debate, and winning of course, as we all do with God, and then God says, look down in your hand. What do you got there?
Um, a staff.
(Yes, this is a Moses action. Aaawesoooome!!!!)
I like to stop right there. The story goes on to tell about how the staff changes into a snake and a lot of other fun moments ensue. I like the question that God poses though. Just check out your hand. See what you already have. Look down. I got your back.
Often times, when we encounter moments in our life when we struggle to move forward. We struggle with taking a step in some new direction. We long to do something for the world, for our community, for something, but we get at those stuttering moments when we say, "I am not equipped", or "I don't have enough", or "I just can't do it myself".
There is something huge in our world (that being God), that puts into our hands the items we need for real change.
It makes me think about my life. What items have passed through my hands today, that can be used to change someone's life. A keyboard, phone, a wrench, paper, a pen, a coffee cup, a card and so much more. Everyday, items pass through our hands. Everyday, we live and have great opportunities.
The reality is that most of us will not deliver an entire nation from oppressive rule (well, maybe not this week), but we will have countless opportunities to use what we already have to do something pretty amazing. Those amazing things might just be writing a note, or sharing a cup of coffee.
These small moments move our tangible life that we live everyday into a sacred moments, that might not get us any glory or fame or large stories written about us, but they are the most common way of finding God in all typical moments of life.
And so, what is the staff that passes through your hands?
Grace and Peace!
Micah
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