"O God, you have called your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we go, but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."
This prayer smacks of adventure to me. Going where we haven't gone before and not knowing what will happen is a formula for adventure. It is also the stuff that makes many people nervous these days!
This country was "settled" by people heading (west) where few (like them) had gone before. For the most part, however, we have grown uncomfortable with the unknown since those adventurous days.
Today, we excel at subduing our world into tidy little boxes. We move away from the unknown preferring the predictable. We settle for private rather than run the risk of public. We schedule and organize. We develop habits and rituals. And we slowly develop safe, unchanging, comfortable cocoons around ourselves.
Today, we excel at subduing our world into tidy little boxes. We move away from the unknown preferring the predictable. We settle for private rather than run the risk of public. We schedule and organize. We develop habits and rituals. And we slowly develop safe, unchanging, comfortable cocoons around ourselves.
Then someone suggests a change and people come unglued!
It would be good to remember Who it is that calls us and the adventure that commonly accompanies His call.
Proverbs 16:9
In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
Luke 14:33
...any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple.
2 comments:
Boy, do we know adventure! :-)
I believe that you could write the book! For that matter, perhaps you should?!
Thanks for following my blog, Amy!
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