Today’s Lectionary Readings: Psalms 144 & 143; Haggai 2:10-23; Luke 22:31-38; Romans 10:10-16
As I explored emergent worship during my summer sabbatical, what most impressed me about faith communities exploring emergent worship was their willingness to let go of established patterns and routines and open themselves up to fluid ways of being that allowed for the movement of the Spirit. In most cases, the emergent communities were collections of individuals who had the luxury of choosing a new way of being. Today’s words from Haggai, however, remind us individuals and communities don’t always have the luxury of choosing new ways of being. In speaking to Zerubbabel, the governor of Juday, Haggai spoke these words: “I am about to shake up everything, to turn everything upside down and start over from top to bottom” (Haggai 2:21 in The Message). Often, we assume that having our worlds turned upside down is automatically a bad thing. But is it? In Zerubbabel’s case, the turning upside of his world meant Zerubbabel was taken as God’s “personal servant and I will set you as a signet ring, the sign of my sovereign presence and authority” (Haggai 2:22). Perhaps you are facing a circumstance in your life in which your world seems to have been turned upside down. Take some time and see what possibilities or opportunities might be opening themselves to you as a result of this traumatic time. Til next time…
As I explored emergent worship during my summer sabbatical, what most impressed me about faith communities exploring emergent worship was their willingness to let go of established patterns and routines and open themselves up to fluid ways of being that allowed for the movement of the Spirit. In most cases, the emergent communities were collections of individuals who had the luxury of choosing a new way of being. Today’s words from Haggai, however, remind us individuals and communities don’t always have the luxury of choosing new ways of being. In speaking to Zerubbabel, the governor of Juday, Haggai spoke these words: “I am about to shake up everything, to turn everything upside down and start over from top to bottom” (Haggai 2:21 in The Message). Often, we assume that having our worlds turned upside down is automatically a bad thing. But is it? In Zerubbabel’s case, the turning upside of his world meant Zerubbabel was taken as God’s “personal servant and I will set you as a signet ring, the sign of my sovereign presence and authority” (Haggai 2:22). Perhaps you are facing a circumstance in your life in which your world seems to have been turned upside down. Take some time and see what possibilities or opportunities might be opening themselves to you as a result of this traumatic time. Til next time…
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