Serving in the shadow of struggling churches "too big to fail", we continue to struggle to get traction in our efforts at church revitalization in the urban setting. And I confess at times, I find myself wondering if what we are doing is valuable in God's economy. Yet, even as I struggle with these type questions, I imagine...
God's Refrigerator
I have a picture of the heavens
that of God’s refrigerator door,
Next to Dr. King’s Nobel prize,
is a little prayer I sent to God.
And He nudges angels, “Come and see,
that guy has finally handed me
the keys he held onto oh so tightly.
Now I can do my Holy Work.”
Between the mighty acts of saints
and paintings that the masters made
hangs my little offering,
a precious thing to a loving God!
Because it shows that I acknowledge
whose I am eternally,
held there not by holy magnets,
instead affixed with three crude nails.
Help me fill the walls of heaven,
from the depth of gratitude,
until I view God’s holy gallery
that testifies my Father’s love!
Let me know what you have hanging on God's fridge, okay?
blessings!
ron