Serious Dee

 

One of my friends calls me Serious Dee.

I understand why.

I AM serious,

Especially when it comes to thinking about God.

After a week of serious ponderings about

The Nature and Character of God,

The Purpose of Prayer,

Atonement Theories,

Different Branches of Theology,

Calling,

And more,

I’ve come to the conclusion that

 

God Is…

 

Many of us spend our lives trying to make sense of God.

To know God.

To understand God.

To be part of God’s work in this world.

To ensure that our lives after death will be with God.

 

And many of us spend a lot of time studying the Bible for answers.

The Bible records God’s story with God’s people

As understood through a Hebrew lens.

It is a beautifully tragic story as

God remains faithful to a wandering people

Who end up killing Jesus for being the

Very face of God’s love.

Yet God still remains faithful.

And Jesus overcomes the grave.

And we are left with the Holy Spirit

To guide us as we seek to make sense of it all.

 

But we can’t.

We can’t make sense of it all.

It’s too big and mind-boggling.

There are too many contradictions.

It is very uncomfortable.

And yet that won’t stop some of us from trying.

And I’m coming to believe that that is perfectly okay.

 

God: When the questions are big and the thoughts are deep, help us to catch glimpses of all that You Are. You are always living, always moving, always breathing new life into our existence. You are always calling us to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with you. God, You Are. So help us To Be With You, With All That We Are—questions, heartaches, epiphanies, and all. Grant that we may understand but a fraction of who You Are. And let that fraction be enough for today. And then again tomorrow. And then again through all our days. Amen.