Northwestern is doing work
nearby and I don’t know how long it will go on. I don’t know what they
are building or fixing, but it involves cranes, trucks, concrete,
jackhammers... I am so sick of construction. I hate the noise of
jackhammers wake me up in the morning and the dust that is everywhere!
Construction can be a real pain in my backside.
The University seems to have a
problem. Apparently Evanston won’t allow them to buy more property than
they already have or something (the city and the University don’t really
get along). I think our faith works like that sometimes. The people
of God are constantly under construction. New people come into the
faith, new churches spring up and, at times we must tear down in order
to build anew.
Sometimes as evangelists (yes, even a
liberal gets to use that word) we must make some noise (and DUST) if we
are to truly grow the faith. I’m tired of sitting patiently in a pew
waiting for our church to start construction. I’m tired of ‘waiting’
until it is my turn to make a difference. We must connect the social
gospels with the holy spirit. We must become a church of deep
commitment both to God and also to all people around us.
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