The Rs of Life
Resonation, Restoration, Renewal, Rejuvenation, Redemption, Resurrection.
I've committed myself for three years of life in London, albeit with an exit option. I came open and willing for the unknown and uncomfortable. I have experienced both since my arrival 4 July. However, I have also experienced resonation. Thus far in my life, resonation has been foundational in the moments which I am able to call Holy.
Soon after my arrival I celebrated, along with 40 other people, the ten years of Bridge Builders' ministry in Great Britain. It was there, amidst the music, conversation, and stories, that I experienced resonation. The hope which had been buried so deep within myself, hope for a resurrection of the living church, was rejuvenated in the words spoken and sung at the celebration. That which was a part of my inner sanctum was spoken and sung aloud, and my spirit resonated.
The Church, through the living Jesus Christ, has the ability to restore what has been broken, redeem what has been lost, and reorient the followers of Jesus Christ to Jesus' resurrection, wherein rests our hope. The Church may be fraught with conflict, with hierarchical structures which impede and obstruct the Spirit's flow, and with areas of darkness which appear to block the light, but at its heart lies the truth of Jesus - a gift of unconditional love and open forgiveness, ready to redeem the world's brokenness and bring light out of the darkness.
All of us who consider ourselves hypocrites, stumblers, divergent seekers, and lazy conformists can take hold of these truths and realize yet again that we have been given Grace. And we stand in awe of the God of redemption, rejuvenation, renewal, restoratation, resurrection, and resonation.
I've committed myself for three years of life in London, albeit with an exit option. I came open and willing for the unknown and uncomfortable. I have experienced both since my arrival 4 July. However, I have also experienced resonation. Thus far in my life, resonation has been foundational in the moments which I am able to call Holy.
Soon after my arrival I celebrated, along with 40 other people, the ten years of Bridge Builders' ministry in Great Britain. It was there, amidst the music, conversation, and stories, that I experienced resonation. The hope which had been buried so deep within myself, hope for a resurrection of the living church, was rejuvenated in the words spoken and sung at the celebration. That which was a part of my inner sanctum was spoken and sung aloud, and my spirit resonated.
The Church, through the living Jesus Christ, has the ability to restore what has been broken, redeem what has been lost, and reorient the followers of Jesus Christ to Jesus' resurrection, wherein rests our hope. The Church may be fraught with conflict, with hierarchical structures which impede and obstruct the Spirit's flow, and with areas of darkness which appear to block the light, but at its heart lies the truth of Jesus - a gift of unconditional love and open forgiveness, ready to redeem the world's brokenness and bring light out of the darkness.
All of us who consider ourselves hypocrites, stumblers, divergent seekers, and lazy conformists can take hold of these truths and realize yet again that we have been given Grace. And we stand in awe of the God of redemption, rejuvenation, renewal, restoratation, resurrection, and resonation.
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