Yesterday at church we breathed.
We slowed down and breathed.
Not kidding.
Not being metaphorical.
We.just.breathed.
It was really really challenging at first.
Slowing down and taking 6 breaths a minute
instead of the 2o most Americans take a minute.
It actually gave me a headache.
But then it got easier.
And the headache went away.
Breathing is good.
I just finished listening to the mars hill teaching from 4/6/08 "Redefining Hope."
Fairly fitting for life at the moment! I recommend it highly. I believe that if we are honest with ourselves, that we all have situations, big or small, that we intimately find to be hopeless. If you're like me, the teaching might help. One of my fav moments came towards the end, with a quote from N.T. Wright,
Hope, for the Christian, is not wishful thinking or mere blind optimism. It is a mode of knowing, a mode with which new things are possible. Options are not shut down, new creation can happen, God gives His people the feet to walk the path that they are on. God comes on the road and meets us in the midst of the broken places and catches us up in this movement of all things being made new.
You all must go to the itunes store and download the free mars hill podcast from today. Phyllis Tickle spoke today and seriously... you simply must go and download. There is no other option.
Today was good :) 5hrs. And, no post voids. :) Scratch that. Today was EXCELLENT. Plus, one of my managers complimented me on my outfit. I love the people I work with. I have a good job.
I recieved my schedule for next week: 26 hrs, 4 days. I have Tuesday off, so if you have some time on your hands, I'd LOVE to see you. Really. So call me! I also have Friday and Saturday, which means I'll probably be in GR with the Millers. I love them. They love me. It works. ;)
On to the heading...
I stumbled across Mars Hill's worship team's (musicatmars) myspace. From there I discovered their new CD, Worship in Every Direction.
A wonderful discovery, I'm telling you. I can't afford to buy it... so my internet's working extra hard to give me the streamin music on demand *grin*
And, I realized today... I REALLY miss Mars. It hit me, as I realized I was there for some of these things... I really miss Mars. The teaching. The people. The environment. The legacy. The music. Never have I discovered a church where you can feel so loved and cared about and vital to the body... a body of 5000/service at times...
I miss Mars.
-Asher
