Wonder: Through a Crack in the Fog…

There are some mornings (like today, on the way to work) where I get a quick glimpse through that darkened glass. A brief flash of light and color. A taste of holy clarity.

Andrew Peterson sings in my car stereo:
“I say faith is a burden – a weight to bear – it’s brave and bittersweet. And hope is hard to hold to… Lord I believe, only help my unbelief! Till there’s no more faith, and no more hope, I’ll see you’re face and Lord, I’ll know – that only love remains…”

I could talk in circles (and do) about the church and emerging culture, but God forgive me! Sometimes I forget how much I love the Lord. Then I hear a sweet whisper in my ear and my heart jumps a little and all of the cynicism and frustration that have marked my adult faith seem so petty in view of Amazing Grace.
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I’m still frustrated. I’m still desperate for change. But I am hopelessly in love with the God who saved me, and so thankful for this morning.

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