Well, here I am listening to fighter jets practice touch and go landings at Fentress airfield, about three miles away. It is about 4:00 PM and I am in my office. These things can get loud! I have been trying to dig out from under the mountain of administrative details that surround this position and see God fresh and new for the day. It gets hard sometimes, but He shows up when I let Him. In the devotion from Richard Rohr today, he asks, "Is your religion helping you transform your pain?" He goes on to say, "If it does not, it is junk religion." Rohr challenges me to transform my pain, not just transmit it onto everyone else, especially those closest to me. This doesn't mean we bury deep inside and just wait for it to explode, it means we actually allow God to transform it into something of use in His Kingdom. If all we are suppose to do is learn facts and grow buildings and budgets, then we really don't know how to transform pain, do we?
God be with you on the Journey!
Kevin
I am a husband, father, son, brother, friend, and pastor trying to be an authentic follower of Jesus Christ.
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