meditatio at the water's edge

The following is from an email I sent to Randy. I thought it might be worth others reading...

"What else is happenin'? What it is ain't exactly clear. I know I feel a great excitement about the possibility that we might actually pull off becoming a compelling alternative community of Christ followers. It also scares the crap out of me because I do not know the way--but I do know the WAY. And that is a very encouraging thing.

"Did you see Ted Koppel's interview of Desmond Tutu? Tutu suprised me with how much he sounded like Henri Nouwen. I found an instant affinity for him. He celebrates eucharist every day (and made me wonder why I don't). He disagreed when Koppel called him an extreme optimist--he said he was not an optimist but "a person of hope." It reminded me that we too need to be a people of hope. Optimism is the unfounded opinion that things will turn out for the better. Hope is a confidence in God's goodness and in His ability to accomplish His will. One more statement Tutu made. He said that God is Omnipotent, and yet, paradoxically, God is impotent. I believe that is the most profound truth I have heard from a clergy person in quite some time.

"I have confidence that God is working in us and through us...though we do not know the way. As long as we know the Way, we need only to be willing to do what appears to be impossible. That is usually where God leads His people. Remember, God never calls us to something we can do without Him."

peace.