being CHURCH -- an exercise in embracing powers higher than ourselves.

i look forward to this year more than any previous. certainly, i am excited about graduation and all that that entails, but there is more held within this calendar year than whatever i have written in my planner.

yes, i have planned a trip a washington, dc down.. a trip to new york city.. a trip to juarez mexico. do i believe these will be life changing and full of experience that will season my faith with a deeper understanding of how people work, and how i work? do i believe that through these experiences i will learn how to better serve God and do the work of the Church? yes. but, i see a bigger picture unfolding.

the title of the blog is "being CHURCH." i believe we can accomplish this through embracing powers higher than ourselves. i believe we can accomplish this through attitudes seasoned with humility (and equally with reason) that touch and transform the conversations we have, the people we love, and the world we inhabit. after all, we are called to be Jesus in the world today, are we not?

of course, with everything said on the topic of faith -- easier said than done. and that is why we have the Church. we have the Church so that when what is said is easy, and what is being done is lacking, we have the encouragement to push through and have lives worthy of our calling.

just a thought. :)