A Few Scattered Thoughts

I wrote this as part of a letter to a friend, but thought it was rather fitting as a general recap of my life as of late. Many of my thoughts lately have been centered around the tension of redemption and brokenness for that seems to have been the central theme of my last few years.

"Life has been crazy, but immensely rewarding these past few years. I have definitely been wrestling with the brokenness that permeates so much of this world we inhabit. From the inner-city streets, to the washed up Gulf Coast, to the slums of India, to the depths of my own self: it has been quite a journey indeed. On the flip side, I cannot help but testify to the incredible work that God has been up to through churches, groups and individuals in these dark places. Houses rising out of the rubble, little boys showing off their english test scores, and teenagers avoiding the traps of drug filled streets. Somebody once told me that 'Redemption is the story, and Grace is in the details.' I have no idea how thelolgically accurate such a statement is, but I do know that as I wrestle and struggle in worlds and places through battles that are not mine (as well as many that are) that God continues to invite us into the details of the present as we work towards tomorrow today."

I'm in the middle of quite the transition, and I know that this will definitely take some time since I have no clue what direction I should pursue for life and career and such. It has definitely been overwhelming at times to start to work through so much uncertainty, but I keep coming back to the fact that the big picture is still the same.

God is at work and Redemption is happening to various degrees all around me. For the last few years I’ve run to wherever I see God at work. The last few months have been about focusing on God's work within. It has been strange not to do all the time, but it has been also freeing having the time to remember who I am and to take the time to see the grace at work all around me in the spectacular and the mundane.