Everything
We approach our first edition of The Soul with the bold and daring theme Everything, which is echoed and borrowed from the newest worship song from Proclaim Lismore Wildfire:
It is awe-inspiring, if not challenging at times, to recognise that God not only dwells all around us but also deeply and truly inside of us. Our minds might marvel that the Creator of all things desires to dwell in His creation, as we become the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).
“A human being is not defined by a politician, nor a scientist, nor an economist, nor a psychologist, nor a philosopher. A human being is defined by who God is and there can be no higher definition of what it is to be a human being than this, because I was made to be the dwelling place of the living God. That is who you are, the dwelling place of the living God.”
- Bishop Greg, Youth Ministry Officer Equipping School, 2021
The invitation for this term becomes two-fold: First to recognise Jesus in our everyday lives. At times finding Him amidst balancing the obligations of work and family life. In the stillness and drowsiness of waking up in the morning. In the face of a rambunctious student in our class. Even in the moments of vulnerability and joy found in a close relationship. Or in the pain and suffering of life.
Secondly, and perhaps more challenging, to recognize Jesus deeply inside of us; releasing our need for control and allowing Jesus to fill us with His blessing, grace, glory, joy and freedom - moving us into a place of praise and gratitude.
What would the term look and feel like if we were able to jump into the ocean of God’s love and allow it to swell deeply inside of us? If we saw Jesus in everything and allowed Jesus to become everything to us?