“Part of our problem is we have an image of God as The Grand Master of Chess Moves, moving players around on the board of life, able to checkmate at any moment and end the game. It is easier for us to think of Jesus as Monologue than as Conversation Partner. But Jesus was not premeditated in his approach to life. In fact, he was the most spontaneous person who ever lived. As a boy when he was learning in the temple, he decided on the spot to stay longer than expected and threw a monkey wrench in his parents’ plans. His spizzerinctum shocked even his parents. Similarly, Jesus did not draw up careful job descriptions for the Twelve. Rather, while wandering the countryside (even in his lifetime travel radius of thirty-five miles Jesus took unpredictable arcs), he decided one day that it was time to put together a team. Seeing some fishermen on the shore, he stopped and said with holy boldness, “You’ll do. Follow me.” Excerpt From: Sweet, Leonard. “The Gospel According to Starbucks.”
Posted on: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 04:44:50 +0000
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