“But Grandpa, you’re old!” Now that is a blunt observation from a thirteen -ear old.
This Grandpa did not miss a beat. He looked at the thirteen-year old, “But there’s a lot of living to do yet!”
Apply this to our life of faith in Jesus Christ. The worse thing that could happen is for a human being to think they actually know God! This is a black side of religion. When w think we have got it made, we are bankrupt!
When our faith is lived authentically it is always a journey, a pilgrimage. There is always a lot more to live and discover.
Pilgrimage is an insightful way to describe what is supposed to happen. When people go on pilgrimage they are searching. It can be described as a vision quest. We make this long journey (by walking hundreds of kilometers) to arrive at the holy shrine, the holy place. We are making ourselves vulnerable so that God can touch and strengthen our lives.
One of the things that should be happening in our Sunday worship is that we are exposed to and we explore the Word of God. Each Sunday we are given a small portion of the Bible – but it is meant to be a time when the people of Church are actively saying, “Now how is the Holy Spirit moving in all this?” How does this apply to our lives?
Our life change. I am thinking f the young couple who are planning to get married a year from today. A few days later his corporation offered him this wonderful executive position (with corresponding salary) in Austria. Their plans changed immediately. The yconcluded, “If you only have five weeks to plan your wedding, you ;can do it!” And five weeks later they were on the plane to Austria.
Your life changes just as fast. Now, where is God in all this?
How is God trying to deepen your sharing and living in and with the very spirit of Jesus? How is the spirit of Jesus moving you to great love and compassion for your fellow human being?
How are you becoming more a person of Christ’s love?
We want to say to everyone, “In the Church, you have not got it made!” How, how is the Holy Spirit moving and working among us?
How can we discover the Holy Spirit today? and always on God’s terms?
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