tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739699824136201105.post8005657506579149335..comments2017-03-31T06:27:55.820-07:00Comments on People Call Me Jackwhack: 2wordstory.comJackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07439904792950775248noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739699824136201105.post-66055308223674762922011-05-27T08:51:48.853-07:002011-05-27T08:51:48.853-07:00I'm still reading...and I love you.
-GrandmaI'm still reading...and I love you.<br />-Grandmatiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855550792478076237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739699824136201105.post-18782681866583911222011-05-25T20:30:28.499-07:002011-05-25T20:30:28.499-07:00As I read... and re-read your post I found myself ...As I read... and re-read your post I found myself nodding in agreement and resonating deeply especially with your final few lines. This desire - for an authentic faith and life to be lived out with a God who is not afraid of the great joys and messes our lives can be but actually joins us in the here and now- is not only the cry of many, but also what we see in the words and stories we hold so dear. <br /><br />Through the controversy that I have walked through recently after the pastor of the community I serve at released a book and after reading your post I felt there is a thread connecting the two worth sharing... <br /><br />After the book was released, I immediately had thoughts of grace entering my head. At first I thought that's what I needed yet after a few weeks of extremely hard and hurtful conversations, I realized that it was grace that was needed for those around me. <br /><br />It seemed as if I was confronted to remember that grace is some thing we can only experience when we give it away, for we forget the cost of it when it is given to us. Passages such as 1 John 2:3-11, 1 Corinthians 3, Ephesians 4 have touched me deeply since. Of unity and love, this is what this Christ called us into - to pursue that even when it hurts, it frustrates, and everything in us says no. God says yes, even 'those people' deserve it.<br /><br />With all that said, your words are the prophet voice that the Church and the world needs to hear. Thank you for sharing and reminding me that I am not alone. <br /><br />Grace and Peace.Adam Lorenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14730447742051922091noreply@blogger.com