What do we hunger for? On my recent Sabbath in Dubuque attending the Rural Life conference at the Best Western I was hungry, really hungry. I had the meal plan to eat on the campus of Wartburg Seminary but I was well aware that this was Dubuque and there would be several food choices to wet my palate. There was Chinese food galore, Mexican food, lots of a greasy bar and grill options, Mom and Pop places, and even if I dared to eat it something exotic. But tonight a cool beverage and a good hamburger was my deepest longing. I was craving a good burger not made with rehydrated bacon – REAL bacon and cheese that actually had flavor. After messing with the crazy traffic on Highway 20 I decided just to park the car and stay onsite and eat oat Champs Bar and Grill. The food was good. It satisfied my hunger – at least for awhile until I got a craving for a good donut. We are a culture driven by lusting after food which does not satisfy and longings which leave us bankrupt in the end. The world is my vessel and I am the one in charge – who is this God you talk about? My will and my desires are the route I take – that is the voice of the current trend in America. We are stating something that turns the world upside down and inside out. We are resistant to clothing ourselves with patience, meekness, and kindness. Why? Because it just doesn't seem like the thing to do in a society driven by instant everything and lack of true human connection. I am guilty of this beloved in the Lord. I have seen in the past 6 years of parish ministry experience God at work in powerful ways. His will living out in the church. It happens – open our eyes and ears O God.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Day 18 – Thy Will Be Done
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