I read these refreshing words from Dallas Willard recently..."When we gather in our meetings, however, we do not come to see how the speaker and other leaders do. We are not checking their performance. We come to encounter the Trinitarian presence and to hold them up within it. That is our expectation....We expect to find Christ in others and that is all we are looking for. We don't worship "worship" or a fine service or impeccable teaching or fine-looking people." (from "Renovation of the Heart," p.247)
Of course, Dallas is not giving us an excuse to be lazy or sloppy. Rahter, he is reminding us to major on majors (i.e., encountering God together).
My question to wrestle with today: "What will it look like for me (and us) to live a baptized life?"
Thursday, May 30, 2002
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