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We all share in a similar calling from God – the call of transformation. It is so much easier to stay as we are, to be comfortable in our natural settings, with our normal friends and normal activities. But that is not God's calling. We are not to stay in the same rut.
Unfortunately, it takes energy to get out of the rut. The call of transformation is simply a call to live by love, which openly welcomes change. I spend so much energy trying to change people and my environment to something that is easier for me to accommodate – to something I am familiar with. When I do this, I am fighting the "death of self."
It is not easy to welcome life's sorrows or the broken relationships of loved ones. Who wants to welcome depression or shame? But each of these has the ability to transform us IF we allow it to. If we fight back, we lose an opportunity to allow the event to transform us with the power of God.
The door to my life
I did lock,
When an unexpected
Guest did knock.
It was hard to welcome
When sorrow came in.
He took my door
To let the rain in.
I sat and wept
While sorrow did stay.
But the tears did soften
My heart that day.
When sorrow left
My house, he dressed
With comfortable furniture
For other guests.
As I watched
Compassion crept in
And right behind
Joy leaped in.
Now my house
Was beautiful for all
It was even ready
For darkness to fall.
In the night
Shame stopped my snooze.
But he only took
What I needed to lose.
In the morning
My house looked the best.
Gratefulness
Was now my guest.
Now I'm ready
For whoever shows up
I greet with a smile
Whomever may interrupt.
piece by Dean Robinson
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