Not rocket science

Sunday July 15th, Deuteronomy 30: 11 Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. 12 It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, "Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?" 13 Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, "Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?" We often make the Christian life difficult. There are rules and regulations, do’s and don’ts, catechism to memorize, and sometimes even sermon notes for the confirmation class. The tougher we make it, the more we are in control, not God. Without a bit of difficulty, us clergy types might be out of a job. The true it, it is not rocket science. It involves living out a loving relationship with God the Creator, One another as Community, and the Creation from which we were formed. It involves being will each day to have your eyes open to some new dimension of what that might be and trusting in God to help show you new ways to show that loving relationship. It involves walking one day at a time as the children of God, knowing that the gift of salvation is yours through the grace of God.