We call out to you,
“Be the God we dream!”
You respond by being
the God you are.
We discuss you and
define you and expect of you.
But you unravel our
expectations and definitions.
We seek to limit and control
putting you in a box of our making.
You turn our boxes upside down.
We seek now.
You bid us wait.
We seek obvious salvation.
You send a child.
We seek clear-cut and
easy answers.
You give us hope.
Upside down divinity,
give us the strength to resist a culture
of greed, of haves, and have-nots.
Turn our eyes away from the gold statues,
our idols of selfishness and fear.
Help us to let go of our expectations of you
so that we might be ready to welcome
the child who is on the way. Amen.
Tim is a runner, a hiker, a devoted husband, a father of two adult children, and their spouses, and a grandfather of four perfect children. A former early childhood educator, Tim is an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He has served as pastor of both Disciples and United Church of Christ congregations. As we enter what we hope is the final phase of the pandemic, Tim is beginning a journey of rediscovering himself and discerning next steps. He writes from his home in Albany, Oregon and wherever the Spirit lures him.
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