Sunday's are always always chaotic for me.
At least for the last year.
It's off to church early to set up and tear down, hopefully hear the sermon, and then off to work for the rest of the day.
Yesterday, it was sweet peace.
I got to stay for the whole service after tear down, had the heart to absorb the sermon, and then had the rest of the day off with Jess.
It was absolutely forgein- but I could definitely get used to it.
P. Josh started a new sermon series yesterday and the first one was about calling out our bluffs.
We Christians are so popular for our bluffs.
For not being real with people around us.
For hiding what's going on behind our eyes.
I'm not an exception.
I'm probably the example.
It's not that I don't want to be real with people-
it's that I've gotten so comfortable with giving everyone the easy answer.
I think we tend to be that way.
We ask someone how they're doing with not really wanting to know.
Just a social nicety.
Or we give someone else the patented "I'm GREAT" answer and inside we're crying, seething, screaming, or have simply given up.
The challenge to be real is definitely daunting.
Let's give it a shot.
I challenge you guys to get the podcast from yesterday/
There's even a Lady Gaga shoutout.
:)
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Hey Sarah - this so perfectly captures where I am in life right now. It's like there is a script that we've all been given unwittingly, where if someone says one thing we know our line is to say something predictable.
ReplyDeleteIt's been rewarding (but so difficult at times) to be really really open with my friends here in Calgary . . . but after a while, it's like the difference between crawling and walking. No one who knows how to walk reverts to crawling unless they have to . . .it just doesn't make sense.
Hope you have another great Sunday :)