The Christian 40 days of prayer and 'fasting'
started yesterday. Over the years, each year presented different questions for
me to explore. This year the word 'RADICAL' keeps coming to mind. And the first
commandment "Thou shalt have no other gods before me" is rolling over
and over in my mind.
Time for the most deepest and radical
questions:
What does "Thou shalt have no other gods
before Me" really mean? What does it mean to ME - not anyone else, not
what my school catechism taught me, not what my childhood taught me, not what
my parents, teachers, friends, aunties, uncles, cousins, neighbours, etc.
taught me, or the world, or anyone .... simply what does it MEAN TO ME???
First off, to me personally it means
EVERYTHING is GOD.
Secondly, how does this understanding translate
to my daily living?
I have a full 40 days to deeply contemplate
this question. I have a feeling I will have very few 'human' friends left after
that. I am willing to take that chance. As Jesus says, you can't ride two
donkeys at the same time. Its either God or the world. The reason I say I wont have any 'human'
friends left is simply because the more radical you get, the more crazy you
sound to people, and the more 'people' find you boring and a joke!! Well, that
is the deal after all. Its a done
deal.
I'm going for the Gold. I'm going for God.
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