Experiencing clear Lordship

Now, I appreciate many of you will not appreciate how good Geelong was in the last quarter of the AFL Grand Final.  Some of us would appreciate a beautiful piece of engineering better, like a Rolex watch.  Others would celebrate a perfectly executed strategy in a sailing race, while others would appreciate what it takes to grow prize winning roses or make stunning music or a brilliant web site. There is something almost divine when human endeavour reaches near perfection in performance. For me these things pale against those times, all too rare, when people come together under the Lordship of Jesus and there is a clear sense that He is in control and what is happening is a product of people uniting and submitted to his will.  It is like when the Lord’s Prayer says, “Your will be done on earth – just as it is being done in heaven”.  When earth lines up with heaven – that is cool! The other night a group of Church leaders got together to interview candidates for the Associate’s position.  It was one of those nights where it felt like heaven’s freedom and goodness was gathered to see God’s will prevail on earth and ultimately in St Philips as a church.  People were of one mind, we heard things the same, the curry Cheryl made was great, everyone participated – we felt as though our prayers were answered! Sure, there were people praying for the interview process all over the place; next door in the church and in homes all around – thank you.  But, when God is doing his Lordly thing, you cannot condense it to any series of, “we did this, so that happened” [clever us].  No, it is just the free flowing rhythm of grace and it’s great! Thank you to all involved in seeking God’s Associate leader for St Philips – especially you “prayers”.  It is working. If you are behind us in this venture we would love to hear from you.  Silence is not always golden.

 In the adventure

Malcolm