On this Ash Wednesday, I'm reminded of tradition and of Andy's sermon last Sunday to kick off the Unbinding Your Heart study. He talked about binding and loosing (as in loose-ing, not losing). About Jesus going beyond the Jewish law in some ways (equating anger with murder and lust with adultery) to bind people closer to God's ways. About Jesus loosing the laws of the times in others (permitting people to glean food from the fields on the Sabbath and practicing healing on the Sabbath) for a similar purpose. It fits so well with Lent, where traditionally we give up something we do habitually (loosing) or take on some spiritual or altruistic practice (binding). It also fits well with UYH, where this week the discussion is about evangelism and why we should do it. Ultimately, the goal is to consider what things we do and why we do them, what and why we don't do other things, and whether we might be called to change.
The mission trips and the posts to this blog are cases in point. Both strike me as evangelism, but free of the negative connotations we normally associate with that word. And the testimonies written on these pages show clearly how lives on both sides can be changed. To me, that is Gospel, Good News. Thank you to all for sharing it.
Blessings,
"Graham"
P.S. The moment of interest featured this blog and asked for prayers for you and your ministry. Oh, and it revealed who Graham is. (Hint: read it backwards)
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