The gospel is absurd and the life of Jesus is meaningless unless we believe that He lived, died, and rose again with but one purpose in mind: to make brand-new creations. Not to make people with better morals, but to create a community of prophets and professional lovers, men and women who would surrender to the mystery of the fire of the Spirit that burns within, who would live in ever greater fidelity to the omnipresent Word of God, who would enter into the center of it all, the very heart and mystery of Christ, into the center of the flame that consumes, purifies, and sets everything aglow with peace, joy, boldness, and extravagant, furious love. This, my friends, is what it really means to be a Christian. Our religion never begins with what we do for God. It always starts with what God has done for us, the great and wondrous things that God dreamed of and achieved for us in Christ Jesus.mold me
in your image
in the heat of the flames
I am drawn to that mystery
the place of absorbtion
where who I am
melts into All You Are
more of You
all I need is more of You
and less of me
less of me
less
That’s why my cup is running over. This is the assigned moment for him to move into the center, while I slip off to the sidelines. John 3:30 The Message
Joining Sarah and Jason today at Jason's place
7 comments:
Beautiful response to this passage. The problem is never His ability to love and reveal Himself. It's that there's too much of me in the way. Less of me--joining with that powerful prayer, Karin. Thank you.
Yes. less is best.
i don't know about centers to much
but, i do know that much is still a mystery to me.
"where who I am melts into all you are"-- my understanding of "consumed by God" just went up a notch. Thank you!
I love this, so beautiful!
What a great prayer. I know, poem, but it strikes my heart as a prayer. Lord may you become more and I become less. Abosrb me into your will. Make your desires mine.
Amen Amen Amen!
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