this month during our advent series its my desire to re:frame christmas for our community... even in my own eyes, heart, life... the modern trappings of christmas is just a microcosm and is cyclical of the view handed to us by modern america. the reality is thats its NOT just with christmas... it seems to be with lots of things.
we need to re:frame our view of worship... giving... awareness... purpose...
i think that its easier for us to be "above or against something than it is to be in love." (richard rohr)
i was on the REALM's facebook page the other day and saw the new group that was added that had something to do with keeping christ in christmas or something like that... so here's my point... its easier for us to attach ourselves to a group (which by the way isnt a bad thing... we need community to survive) that stands for something both good or bad than it is for us to simply LOVE. as we gain people "on our side" or "in our corner" all of a sudden our perspective or view seems to be legitimized even more.
i know that i am standing on a razer's edge here but it just seems like we, including myself in this group, find tons of excuses to NOT fully love with no strings attached. i mean, seriously if the brand of the sweater that i get my brother in law is better will he love me more? what if i didnt give him anything? does a sweater = love? the better question may still be... what does the sweater even mean if the other 364 days a year were void of love in our relationship?
do our gifts mask our inability to love deeper?
obviously for some it does not... they give because they love... i want to be that person!
i want to learn how to love more than i want to belong to a group that is good at being above or against something.
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I think sometimes it's hard to show love and be love the way it is meant b/c we are too busy being SELFISH:
Serving
Each/every
Lavish
Feature
In
Satan's
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