Thinking Out Loud

I'm continually amazed at our conversations. The gulf oil crisis have taken up so much of our conversations. So many perspectives around the same set of circumstances. Who is right? Who is wrong? It appears that in our linear thinking we reduce everything down to a black and white reality that of course agrees with us. The fragile nature of clarity in life has caused a humility to emerge in me that seeks to see with eyes that are not my own. Seeing our world through our brothers and sisters in Zimbabwe profoundly changes what we see from our vantage point. Listening with the ears of our brothers and sisters in India profoundly changes what we hear from our particular audience. This is why community is so important and that we keep an honest and open conversation going. It is here that the conversation shifts from "what is wrong with our world" to "where is God working and how do we engage His mission in our lives."