The Reign of God as sinking down. If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com . The Reign of God as sinking down makes a bit of sense if you think of the hymn with this line: When I was sinking down, sinking down, sinking down. We then hear of God's action for us and with us. There in the middle of life that is about to go under - for any number of reasons - there is the fullness of the Reign of God available for new life to begin. The Reign of God as sinking down also means that the images of a God far off - or a God towards whom we must move - or a God who holds out a reward if we only act in a way we have agreed is right, good and holy, are all made up and untrue to the story telling of Scripture. The Reign of God as sinking down comes to embrace us. In that embrace that comes as all seems lost, we come to see that this God of ours finds us and promises to bring us life even as we see ourselves as the lost, the left out, the least, the lousy ones. The Reign of God as sinking down is the end of 'here and there'. It is the reality of the one presence of God in which God's Reign is both here and there. We will be greeted here and held here even when - in our perception - we are sinking down and lost. O God of love and new life, you are with us and holding us and then molding us into people who are able to see your Reign unfolding in many and various ways within the worst of times and the best of times. Amen. |
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