Hope for Everyday Life

It came to me while watching TV.  Don’t tell me you can’t watch TV and think at the same time. 

A teenager was being featured on the Today Show.  Her bit was about redefining the American Dream; the big house, loving family, climbing the corporate ladder or anything that you can add to the list.   This teen had become morally sick about the state of poverty in the world and so found it necessary to “redefine, with her family, the American Dream in such a way that they could do something significant to address their soul ache.

It got me thinking about the Christian Life Dream.  First, how would you define this dream? To start, here are a few criteria in defining your list:

1. It must be something tangible. You can’t simply say, “to love God.” Your definition must be something that other people can watch.
2. You cannot divide the Christian-Life Dream and your [country of your choosing] dream. They must intrinsically impact one another.
3. You cannot divide your occupation from your Christian-Life Dream. 
4. You cannot divide your wealth or lack of it from your Christian-Life Dream.
5. It must be something that you’re actually willing to do.

Well, that’s a good start for now.  Actually, many Christians will say, “this is where I get off”. 

“Hope for everyday life” is in living your Christian-Life Dream.  Think on it.  I plan to continue on this thought in the near future.

Yes, we’ve made the big move home after 24 years of our pastoral sojourn. Many things have changed and yet everything is the same. 

I literally had nothing to do with the move other than stay out of the way. There are few perks to having MS and so I take every one of them that comes along. With all my heart and energies, I lived up to my part of the deal.  Our new home is in the decor process.  “What belongs in this room?” opposed to “where does this furniture fit?” is what I’ve become familiar with.  My comfort comes from Heidi’s assurance that I fit.

Until the “fit” makes its appearance, most everything other than the most basic necessities are still in boxes.  We edited all our belongings before we moved here and now we find ourselves editing as we take things out of the boxes. “Is this (item of your choice) important and useful to our lives?” is another question I’ve become acquainted with.

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