Sacramental Living

A co-conspirator of mine recently reminded me that institutional and cultural detox is painful but necessary.

I would add, it likely is also a life-long process.

Some days I wish I had taken the blue pill instead of the red one. In the movie The Matrix when Neo reaches for the red pill, Morpheus reminds him “I’m only offering you the truth; nothing more.”

Some days the truth stinks.

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Recently, a friend asked me “Weren’t you called to preach?”

You see, he was under the assumption that I had to be a pastor to preach. And since I resigned from the typical pastorate last autumn, I must not be preaching anymore.

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I know I’ve promised some upcoming posts focusing on various “Why’s” … but I’m still stuck on this one.  Additionally, inspiration has been fleeting and anger and bitterness have been prevalent.  I’d rather not write under those conditions.  So in the meantime, I’ll continue on this topic.

Tonight has been a doozy of a night at the Shelter.  I’ve been dealing with various issues from over the weekend.  We’re six men over what our capacity really is.  I had to excuse a few guys for showing up drunk.  Dealt with a few resident’s personal issues.

But as the evening wore on, I had some wonderful experiences.

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