Hopeful Thinking: Love is God, not the other way around

Hopeful Thinking: Love is God, not the other way around

We have a complicated relationship with what people call God. Not all of us, of course. But certainly most of us. Even those who would consider themselves to be devoutly religious struggle with what it means to be a person of faith. I have a suspicion that a lot of what complicates things is the way we describe God to ourselves. We have extracted from sacred texts a version of God that satisfies a preconceived idea we have of our unworthiness. W…

God is always right

God is always right, even when it doesn't feel like it. His ways are so much higher than ours, Just always remember…. God isn’t wrong, we are. God doesn’t need to change, we do. God isn’t the problem, we are. God isn’t capable of hate, we are. God isn’t hiding, we are. God isn’t running from us, we’re running from him. And yet, through it all He still loves us.  “There is no condemnation in Christ Jesus.”- Romans 8:1

When I started working on the texts for this week, it hit me: The common thread is hope. I felt like writing about "hope in six acts". Today we have come to the last act, and perhaps today's text is hope verse number 1. I myself have used it in many confirmation greetings. I have wanted to say: do not lose hope. I have wanted to say: God himself wishes you the very best, he has good thoughts for you. My favorite time of year is early summer. Now…