tell me about your god

Friday January 31^st, Matthew 4: 18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." 20 At once they left their nets and followed him. Jesus calls some away; they are the ones who are to follow into a different calling in life.  They are the ones whose lives and paths in life take a drastically different turn when Jesus shows up. There were many who were not called away from what they were doing.  There are many who are called to continue their fishing, or business or public service and to be a follower of Christ in that place.  They are called to change lives in that place.  They are called to announce the nearness of the Kingdom in that place.  That is who you and I and most or Christendom are.   How and where is Christ calling you?  Who are the eager ears and yearning hearts in your area of work, play, life and love that are soooo tired of hearing of the wrath of God and the self-righteousness of God’s fear ridden followers more than the grace of God?  Today, most in our world have heard of Christ, which is not so much the issue as countering fundamentalists packaging of fear and hate with the God message of fear not.  The message of fear and hate comes through and distorts God’s love in the world, whether the message comes through Christianity, Islam or Judaism.  William Sloane Coffin, when confronted in conversations about a non-belief in God, would ask the person to describe that God they don’t believe in.  Most often he was able to tell them that he didn’t believe in that god either.  Sometimes when we break the bubble of fundamentalism in this world, others are ready to hear about the God of love and grace.