december twenty-third

hush now.

quietly . . .


quietly . . .

. . . a king is coming.

can you see his kingdom?

a baby king must have a loving kingdom. a shepherd king must lead a kingdom of servants. a just king makes right what has turned so terribly wrong.

do you see the kingdom? Simeon saw the kingdom coming in the answer to an ancient promise. those men at the sea saw the kingdom come in a renewed hope and purpose to their lives - they began to follow after a great rabbi as just ordinary fishermen. that woman at the well - she saw the kingdom come in her brokenness and shame and was brave enough to embrace a different way.

do you see the kingdom? are your hands and feet creating a new world? are you seeking another way? have you become a part of the restoration movement?

hush now.

. . . a king is coming.

"I say the system has to be changed. It has to be destroyed and replaced not with another system but with an entirely new way of life. I see it happening, and it gives me great hope. I see leaders getting help and refusing to stuff it anymore. I see communities embracing their brokenness and the brokenness of their leaders, and healing is taking place. I see honesty. I see people who want to be fully alive. I see people who want the life Jesus promises and who are willing to let go of ego and prestige and titles to get it.

. . . I'm learning that very few people actually live from their heart. Very few live connected with their soul. And those few who do the difficult work, who stare their junk in the face, who get counsel, who let Jesus into all of the rooms in their soul that no one ever goes in, they make a difference. They are so different; they're coming from such a different place that their voices inevitably get heard above the others. They are pursuing wholeness and shalom, and it's contagious." -Rob Bell