What in the world are we doing?

I'm so done right now.
A series of events have unfolded in my faith-community that have me broken-hearted and absolutely livid at the same time.  What is our problem!!! I mean....URAUGH!!! Sometimes I think the Church is like those ants that march in a circle over and over and over until they die.  They just drop dead.  Because they were so focused on following the ant-butt in front of them and making pot-luck dishes and writing a note to the board about the pastor's tie and singing "Holiness Unto The Lord" that they forgot to look up and LIVE!

The other day Abby asked me what the Big Bang Theory was. Max of course said "It's Grampa's favorite TV show, duh!" And I laughed. A lot. And then Abby said, "No not the tv show the actual Big Bang Theory! What is it?" I told her that some scientists have a theory about how the universe came into existence. I explained it to her the best I could, because I'm a mom and a barista and an aspiring writer/speaker, the end. Not a scientist. But I didn't wreck the car while explaining it so I'm putting it in the win column.

And she said, "Oh.  Ok, well, could it be real?"

And y'know what I said, people....

"I dunno, babe... Maybe."

And then we all went straight to hell.

NOPE.  That's NOT what happened.

It opened a door for my babies to think it through on their own.  And they came to the conclusion that maybe God started it all out with a Big Bang- Or maybe He didn't!  Maybe He made us a different way.  But y'know what they didn't question: God made us & His love for us is real.  Because they knew that as FACT.

People, what are we so afraid of?  Why are we not willing to go there?
Not just in science but with all the tough stuff.
Why do we squelch the "Why?"  Why do we stifle anything "outside the hymnal?"
We're only hurting ourselves.
Oh. And our children.
And our church.
And all the people Jesus loves.
Which is, y'know... all the people IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.

I'm done doing the ant dance.  I'm through with the same-old blah.
I wanna sit at Jesus' feet and let Him teach me something new!
What say YOU?  Join me!

Ask the questions.
Dare to wonder.
Eat with sinners.
Paint outside the lines.
Have your fire pit in the driveway and invite the neighbors.
Give money to the man on the corner without asking him what he'll do with it.
Raise a hand in church.
Or BOTH (gasp!)
Our Jesus and His Word can handle all of it.
God's pretty big.
After all, He made you.... and He sure does love you to pieces.

(Luke 10:1-42)