Comments on: Wonder-lost http://rebelson.voxtropolis.com/2006/06/23/wonder-lost/ Re-discover, re-inspire, re-flect Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:42:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: G http://rebelson.voxtropolis.com/2006/06/23/wonder-lost/#comment-24 G Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:04:56 +0000 http://rebelson.voxtropolis.com/2006/06/23/wonder-lost/#comment-24 I feel God's Spirit in the quiet times of my day/night. The last time I really felt it was late last night while tucking my son in bed. He asked me "why is there pain in the worldâ€?? “Why does God let people hurtâ€?? “Why are we hereâ€?? After a moment of trying to come up with something to make it all better I felt moved to simply say “ God can’t give us all the answers until we are with Him, there are some things we just aren’t meant to understand while we are here on earthâ€?. He looked at me in a way that made me feel like he really took that in and understood what I was saying. I feel God in those times. I feel God’s Spirit in the quiet times of my day/night.

The last time I really felt it was late last night while tucking my son in bed. He asked me “why is there pain in the worldâ€?? “Why does God let people hurtâ€?? “Why are we hereâ€??
After a moment of trying to come up with something to make it all better I felt moved to simply say “ God can’t give us all the answers until we are with Him, there are some things we just aren’t meant to understand while we are here on earth�.

He looked at me in a way that made me feel like he really took that in and understood what I was saying.

I feel God in those times.

]]> By: Larry Jaquish http://rebelson.voxtropolis.com/2006/06/23/wonder-lost/#comment-23 Larry Jaquish Fri, 23 Jun 2006 22:41:44 +0000 http://rebelson.voxtropolis.com/2006/06/23/wonder-lost/#comment-23 As I read your question I had an immediate response come to mind; two weekends ago I was out at McNeil for an all day instructional reunion. The small group of inmates I was interacting with were long time Kairos regulars so I felt that I was not adding anything of real value to the discussions. At the end of the day, just before out team left, Terry an inmate and recent Kairos graduate who had been with another group during the day came over to me and said “Larry, say hi to Katie, Mary, and Becky and tell them how much I enjoyed talking to them last month.� Terry then told me that last month at the full weekend retreat when it was time for the inside inmate team to go and meet the folks from the outside coming in for closing, he had already decided he was not going to go, he felt no one coming to closing would talk to him, he did not want to feel isolated and alone in a room full of people. At the last minute he decided he would go, when he arrived, Katie, Becky, and Mary came and talked with him for an extended period of time; he said it was a real blessing. As he told this story, my spirit seemed to sore and the Holy Spirit seemed to sore with me saying remember Larry, I can use the smallest action or word of kindness to further the Kingdom. As I read your question I had an immediate response come to mind; two weekends ago I was out at McNeil for an all day instructional reunion. The small group of inmates I was interacting with were long time Kairos regulars so I felt that I was not adding anything of real value to the discussions. At the end of the day, just before out team left, Terry an inmate and recent Kairos graduate who had been with another group during the day came over to me and said “Larry, say hi to Katie, Mary, and Becky and tell them how much I enjoyed talking to them last month.� Terry then told me that last month at the full weekend retreat when it was time for the inside inmate team to go and meet the folks from the outside coming in for closing, he had already decided he was not going to go, he felt no one coming to closing would talk to him, he did not want to feel isolated and alone in a room full of people. At the last minute he decided he would go, when he arrived, Katie, Becky, and Mary came and talked with him for an extended period of time; he said it was a real blessing. As he told this story, my spirit seemed to sore and the Holy Spirit seemed to sore with me saying remember Larry, I can use the smallest action or word of kindness to further the Kingdom.

]]> By: wG http://rebelson.voxtropolis.com/2006/06/23/wonder-lost/#comment-22 wG Fri, 23 Jun 2006 22:20:44 +0000 http://rebelson.voxtropolis.com/2006/06/23/wonder-lost/#comment-22 The last time I felt moved by the spirit was last nite at council. As our budget discussion was grinding along, I felt that we were headed for a lapse of memory in remembering that we are not in control and that despite our best efforts to make plans, God has the ultimate say in what we do. Council will discuss and plan and revise and re-plan and make more changes. That is the way it has been and will be and is a part of being a good steward for our Lord and Savior and the congreation we serve. But, in my mind, that is only a side note to one very important fact. And that is remembering that God is in control and that through him ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. For myself, when things don't go the way I want, I only need to remind myself that I cannot make the wind blow.....no matter how hard I try. We do the best we can for God and with his blessing and it if is supposed to be, HE will see to it that it is done....maybe not today or tomorrow....but in his time. The last time I felt moved by the spirit was last nite at council. As our budget discussion was grinding along, I felt that we were headed for a lapse of memory in remembering that we are not in control and that despite our best efforts to make plans, God has the ultimate say in what we do. Council will discuss and plan and revise and re-plan and make more changes. That is the way it has been and will be and is a part of being a good steward for our Lord and Savior and the congreation we serve. But, in my mind, that is only a side note to one very important fact. And that is remembering that God is in control and that through him ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. For myself, when things don’t go the way I want, I only need to remind myself that I cannot make the wind blow…..no matter how hard I try. We do the best we can for God and with his blessing and it if is supposed to be, HE will see to it that it is done….maybe not today or tomorrow….but in his time.

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