I’m about to go off to summer camp and these recent months have been characterized by an over-arching sense of the absence of G-d. There is a deep sense of his all around-ness but the intimacy in our church and my life has been absent to say the least. However, you must be wondering about the title of this blog post then; What are the chances?
Over this last week in Exegesis, I’ve had to study Greek, a language I don’t know, but suddenly I find an interlinear bible and a greek bible in my house as well as my iPad which has logos which helps me find these words.
And then Joyce’s family who went back to Hong Kong to visit their relatives because they figured they wouldn’t have a chance to anymore. And then their grandmother passes and they have a chance to see her one last time. What are the chances?
There’s that strange sense that G-d is there still doing his thing. Still making the sun come up, still causing flowers to bloom and still working in our lives.
And strangely enough, we are about to go to a camp that has been riddled with problems. And the camp’s theme is “go forth”. One that our church deeply needs as we’ve scrapped the traditional evangelistic model and perhaps even the traditional approach to church. So what’s going to happen? Is it going to fail like we can’t help but thinking it will? Or will something happen, leaving us asking the question, ‘what are the chances?’
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Sweet!! I found your blog!
Anywho, I too have felt that God is still working his magic among the beings. Although sometimes it is rather faint, the feeling…
I hope you had a blast at summer camp and that you are feeling the presence of God. (just think about the weather you guys had during camp!)
love&peace
Cw
ps. ugh, i can’t submit w/out typing my email!