During the Sundays of Advent we will be blessed with prophetic texts from the Book of Isaiah. These powerful visions cast light on the promised future that God is making and reveal the character of our Creator in moving ways. We may also experience a sharpened sense of anticipation, joining with those in every age who have longed for life with the Coming One.
Read Isaiah 2:2-5. In what ways does the prophetic vision of peace resonate with the Jesus that you know?
How does Jesus disarm us? Turn the world upside down?
The vision from the prophet has God's people learning God's ways above all others. The people of God are actually humbled as some of the "nonbelievers" practice God's ways first! In faithfulness to God's instruction, relationships between previous enemies are transformed. Any who would understand themselves as God's people take the weapons they have used to threaten or take life and radically reshape them into instruments that help to plant and nurture new life. They will learn peace, and "study war no more." How does such a vision become realized among us right now? What has Jesus taught us that it is truly time to do!!?
Jesus turns my world upside down,when I am thinking and planing on how I think it would be best to proceed with something that was going on with Camp Rainbow. I thought I was doing the "right" thing by asking someone for their idea on how I should move forward with a complaint knowing that what I tried in the past did not net very good results initially. This had the double edge sword also. I was "portrayed" as starting or stirring up trouble and then "thrown under the bus" for bringing something out in a way that was seen as "trouble". I felt like everything was turned upside down. I had to learn a new way. Sitting and saying almost nothing in my defense. Letting time handle the situation. Asking people who I see as my friends and trust their opinion about what they would do, and then praying about that. I really wanted to go there and give them what for and then report them. I did neither, I actually missed the one meeting that "I" really wanted to be at. It all feels very "mysterious" and I have a difficult time with the waiting. I haven't met anyone yet at the meeting who is doing what I did. They have all mouthed off with how it is for "them", I initially felt like I was being "left out" which I see now that I am. It is becoming OK, even good.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless, Charl