Spiritual Presents

We the people …We have a problem.  Fool me once, shame on you.  Fool me twice, shame on me.  There is a time when each of us needs to grab a mirror and do some serious self-reflection and self-examination.  Generally speaking, if someone or something gets our blood boiling and so passionately riles us up, then it is actually an invitation for self growth.  We may or may not be correct in our assessment about that someone or something.  However, if that person or thing drives us so crazy that we go nuts when we even think about it, then it is a clear call for us to shine some light into our own darkness.  There are people on many sides of all spectrums taking advantage of we the people .  If we think this talk show host, that podcaster or a certain politician is going to solve all of our problems, then think again.  Generally speaking the focus is not on intelligent discussion and resolution but on manipulating you and me to keep watching....

God is present.  God is presence.  God is in all things, around all things, and beyond all things.  God is alive, awake, active and moving…all of the time.  God is actually the most real reality there is.  We just can not fully comprehend, contain, or categorize God.  We are limited beings.  God is not.  So we often miss the presence of a loving unlimited God always around us, because we desire to understand God in our limited capacity. Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.  He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”  Jesus replied… “The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” (John 3:1,2,8 NIV) Like many of us, Nicodemus wanted to ...