Sunday, December 5, 2010

May our commitment to you far exceed any other commitments we have made.

The pastor said this in his prayer this morning.
As I make commitments to new ideas and ways of thinking about the world everyday, this prayer seems essential for me. I learn about Taoism and it seems beautiful and legitimate.
I grab onto pragmatism and Plato's Republic and the ideas of friends and far-off wanderers and journeymen.
I hear lyrics that reflect a way that I understand reality and I commit to that way of seeing things.
And faith gets more complicated everyday with every conversations I have, books I read, and classes I attend.

But, I am realizing (with the help of some very honest friends) that my commitments to a way of thinking fluctuate daily.
But, I don't think that is a bad thing. It is a sign that I am trying to figure things out. I am struggling to know what I believe and struggling even more to articulate that.

But, I think I am going to continue this prayer that my commitment to God may "far exceed any other commitments" that I make.

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