In=One=In - Now that is my kind of math!

I absolutely loved this sermon this week.  As a plague of sickness has been ravaging my house this past week leaving me sleepless in Lodi, I have been able to listen to the sermon a few times.  Here is just a quick thought:

This past week has been challenging and frustrating for Torrey, Daniel, and I with regards to Barney staffing.  As the retreat approaches this coming weekend, the challenge of following Jesus seems to be more difficult than some Barney's expected.  The parable of the sower and the Seed seems to leap of the pages of scripture like never before.  The birds of the air and the weeds and thorns of the field are wreaking havoc in the hearts of Barneys who have decided to "drop" from participating in Jesus and His call this summer.  "We are not called to just imitate Jesus but also participate IN Jesus" - DJ
In-in-in-in-in-in-in-in-in-in-in-in-in-in-in-in-in!  At least 17 times in John 17 Jesus uses the blessed preposition IN! "In you" - "You in me," "us in them!"

I love Darrell's attempt to define Jesus' use of "IN".....=ONE!  Couldn't help but sing out U2's "One" all week!    

Is it getting better, Or do you feel the same, Will it make it easier on you, Now you got someone to blame
You say, One love, One life - When it's one need In the night, It's one love, We get to share it
It leaves you baby, If you don't care for it - Did I disappoint you? Or leave a bad taste in your mouth?
You act like you never had love And you want me to go without
Well it's too late Tonight, To drag the past out, Into the light, We're one, But we're not the same
We get to carry each other, Carry each other - One

Have you come here for forgiveness, Have you come to raise the dead, Have you come here to play Jesus, To the lepers in your head, Did I ask too much, More than a lot, You gave me nothing
Now it's all I got, We're one, But we're not the same, We hurt each other, Then we do it again

You say, Love is a temple, Love a higher law, Love is a temple, Love the higher law, You ask me to enter
But then you made me crawl, And I can't be holding on, To what you got, When all you got is hurt

One love- One blood- One life You got to do what you should
One life, With each other, Sisters, Brothers

One life, But we're not the same, We get to carry each other, Carry each other - One - One

Sorry!  Had to include the lyric!

Another quick thought was about our identity as gifts!  I know it is all through out our training material and is one of our "I AM" statements, but I have struggled to view the "dropping" Barney's  as a gift from the Father to the Son.  Pray for me there......the first thought after I hear their excuses is not..."WOW, what a gift!!!"

Thanks guys for this blog journey!  All your posts are very encouraging.

-Reid

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