This week: God as "O My God". If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com. God as 'O my God" is opening the front door and greeting the youngest children on Halloween evening. There is the wonderful expression on their faces and the look of confusion when they have candy dropped into their bag and greeted with kind word. Our world needs to be surprised by joy so that all of us are momentarily left spinning and caught up in fun and fantasy and hopefulness. God as "O my God" is just enough to tip over the day and thrust a bit of joy into what may be a joy-less moment and make us re-frame what is going on. Joylessness can be overcome - joy can make us look again at what seemed so hopeless - we may even be drawn to call out God's name as "O my God." So don't wait for something outrageous to shake us and move us - it is in the smallest wonders that we are caught right in front of the presence of our God - wow. O God of love and new life, treat us to you joyous Reign. Amen. |
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