Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Dear God,

Every good idea is your idea.  I believe the source of goodness is the well from which all good ideas come.

Wanting to dwell in your presence, to give others an opportunity to dwell there as well, and to reawaken our sensitivities toward faith, three of us got together to plan to make a video about Jesus.  As we shared our thoughts with one another, I could see how ideas take on flesh and begin to live.

I am astonished by the many ways you speak in human life.  You infuse us with joy that comes from a deep place.  You encircle us with friends whose own desire for faith is as keen or more so than our own.  Even in the darkest corners of life, you breathe your spirit into us giving us hope, courage, determination, and strength.  In the most joyous spaces you celebrate with us.

But you don't stop there.  You urge us, challenge us to move from our safe, contented, happy spots to share our faith with others.  You remind us just how deeply connected we are with one another.  You ask us to take a step in a new direction.  You invite us to invite others to join us in this human-divine pilgrimage.  You give ideas to assist us in human living with our neighbors at home and around the world.  You pour your love upon us so that love may spill from us onto others.

Good God,
thank you
for faith
and ideas
to share faith
with others.
Let the light
of your face
shine upon us
so we
may be ready
to see
what you have
for us.
Thank you
for ideas
and the gifts
they bring.

Love, Andrea