Well, I sure didn't intend to take the summer off from blogging, but that is what happened.
I've been talking with folks about best intentions a lot over the last few weeks. It is clear to me that a good number of people I know are living life by obligation as opposed to living in God's blessing.
When you live by obligation there is always something you haven't finished and there is always someone around who isn't living up to their end of the bargain. This is a frustrating way to live. Living in God's blessing takes into account the fact that we aren't going to get everything done. We are broken. We need help. And even more importantly we are forgiven.
In the picture above I'm preaching at Christikon in July. This was the part of the sermon where I sang a mash-up of Bob Marley's Three Little Birds (you'll know the chorus which says, "don't worry about a thing, every little thing is gonna be alright) and Have No Fear Little Flock. We are not a people of fear or worry. We are children of the King. I'm doing my best to remember this daily. I'm gonna need some help, so sing with me.
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