Together We Think

I am a big fan of U2 and really love the depth and spirituality of their new album, No Line On The Horizon. One of my favorite songs is, Stand Up Comedy, mainly because of a single line: “I can stand up for hope, faith, love, but while I’m getting over certainty, stop helping God across the road like a little old lady.” When I heard this line, it hit me that one of the biggest problems the church faces today is it’s certainty over everything! But, why are we so certain? Why has the divine mystery been reduced to a certainty that we have an answer for everything?

I would propose that it is because we like and want control! We feel that the more control we have, the more we can move people in the way we want them to go, which, by the way, many times may not be the way God wants them to go. So who wins in that struggle? I hope it is God, but if God has decided to work through us, than maybe we win and His kingdom loses? (I am sure that is bad theology;-) )

How about you? Are you getting over certainty? Or are you helping God across the road like a little old lady? I hope we are progressively losing control/certainty and embracing more of the Divine mystery and how God wants to move and work, however that may be!

I am also moved by the first line because we have a lot we can be certain of: Hope, Faith and Love…those are things that should be certain as we live our lives!

Trying my best to grow, but still in process here…