More than musings…Going on to…

It’s a natural evolution.

“Every one, though born of God in an instant, yea and sanctified in an instant, yet undoubtedly grows by slow degrees…” – John Wesley. Letter, 27 June 1760

In any given day, hundreds of musings pass through my mind, exiting as vapor, benefiting only myself in momentary, tantalizing thoughts. To share is to risk being rejected, misunderstood, and (gasp!) mistaken. For a perfectionist like me, the great barrier between private musings and a fully crafted communication, is that it can never be good enough, with all the right citations, every theological point covered, and all arguments and derision accounted for. So this is a scary point of departure for me. But when I take a lesson I’ve learned from another aspect of my life, I am able to overcome that barrier. As a triathlete (swimming, cycling, and running), the fun for me is not so much in the race itself but in the training–the daily workout and following a plan that points me to a better end. When I reach the end of my training, I am better than when I began and ready for a race. So, I’ve decided to apply this same approach to my musings: it’s not about being perfect in the end, but in the daily striving, working towards something better.

While I’ve shared my written devotions publicly for years, I want this to be more than musings. I want to stride across a biblical view of current events right into application of our biblical call to advocate for social justice and mercy, to help the helpless, to speak for the voiceless, to befriend the other, and to find likeness in the different.

Maybe through this effort, instead of producing wasted vapor, the musings of my mind may just churn calories of hands and feet in motion for the Kingdom of God.