Ok...so I really didn't travel with him, but I read Through Painted Deserts this weekend while being laid up sick in bed. This is not a review of the book, I just wanted to capture what he learned while traveling from Houston to the Northwest. Ok...so I did not capture this, Don wrote it down and I wanted to share it with you.
"Relationships between men and women indicate something of the nature of God--that is He is relational, that He feels love and loss. It's a metaphor, and the story is about us; it's about all of us who God made, and God himself, just enjoying each other. It strikes me how far the commercials are from this reality, how deadly they are, perhaps. Months ago I would have told you life was about doing, about jumping through the religious hoops, about impressing other people, and my actions would have told you this is done by buying more possessions or keeping a good image or going to church. I don't believe that anymore. I think we are supposed to love our friends and introduce people to the story, to the peaceful, calming way of life."
We cannot try to reduce God down to logarithm (some math thing) or make Him fit in a perfect little box. God is a relational God. That's what I desire; to be relational with God and others. Through this I pray my life will overflow in worship, love, sacrifice, and living by faith.
(Photo depicts my mother sharing her overflowing love with a gentle woman in Abilene, TX)
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