EARLY

I open the doors and windows to let the early morning coolness in. If I go for a walk on my own it will be very early because it gets to0 hot early these mornings. Last night we sat out in our shade deck, hidden under the tree, hoping to catch a breeze. Our neighbor Cathy joined us and we had a cold drink and sat and chatted until it got really dark. It would have been a good place to sleep instead of our bedroom which was pretty darn hot.

We have a meeting of our book group that is studying the new theology. They are on the edge of radical and I think we need to become more wild and free in regards to our faith. There is something in us that responds to walking deep into the forest, finding great masses of ferns, huge trees and many different paths. If you go with a child they take great delight in every bug, in every tiny stream, in every rock that they would like to bring home. Our spirits seem to come alive and our hearts respond with a Yes! Yes we were birthed from the dust of the earth and began our journey of life wild and free in a beautiful garden and we could hear God speaking to us. Now our own thoughts and the noise of everyday life can so easily crowd out the inner voice.

Our we born with a reverence for the natural world of forest, lakes and mountains?

Jesus I think loved climbing high above the crowds to a sacred place of prayer free of the demands and needs of so many. I am sure he wished he could cure them all or at least transform their lives so that they could see beauty in the eyes of their children and in each other.

Jesus also loved to get into boats and sail off to a distant shore. These are the stories that bring life into my faith. Others can make the huge decisions about the life and the work of the church; and the role of religion.

I want a faith that demands a passion for all of life.