"It's never only about me." What are you kidding? It's you and me God right? I think we have lost something in the shuffle, or as I see it the great tension between the individualistic charismatic theology of most non-denominational churches and the churches that only see the collective we. What we hear today is a correction much needed in our conversation when it comes to religion and living out our faith. We have a very personal God – the kind of God who walks with Adam and Eve in the garden. The God who appeared to Abram and Sari blowing away their disappointment with words of promise and hope. The abstract far off deity concept does not fit. But what we see in this and throughout the bible is that the collective faith of the community is held in balance with the personal faith of the individual. Others heard the story of Abram and his faith. It wasn't just a secretive event that we have no idea what really happened. Think of the Lord's Supper – we do this together. Cutting potatoes for the church supper, cleaning up after church events, celebrating milestones such as baptism and funerals – we do this as a community of faith. So in this light when we pray "give us this day our daily bread" we are asking that God provide for the needs of the sinners and the saints. Those whom I have great difficulty with and those whom are my closest friends. God provides – can I share this reality with others so they too can see how God does this?
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