God: what are we doing here? This is boring. Lets run. Lets run so hard and so fast that our hearts beat in our throats and then let’s go to that diner on Hwy 12 and order a giant breakfast with eggs and sausage and ham. Then when we are stuffed with coffee and food lets hike up Sugarloaf and sit in the quiet of the trees and watch the world spin and spin and spin.
Trent: Now!? Right Now? The guy is in a heated talk about –
God: About what? Honestly do you know what he is talking about? He lost me once he started quoting Deuteronomy. I mean look at the guy all red faced. I’ve never met this guy in my life.
Trent: would you keep it down?!? People are starting to look. Maybe he is just getting started, maybe the next part is going to be really good.
God: Ummmm, let me answer that right now, “No.” It isn’t going to get better in fact it is going to go a bit like this, “bla bla bla FEAR! bla bla bla BE GOOD or God WON’T LOVE YOU! bla bla bla Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand! bla bla bla AND Pass the giving basket.” TA DA! I just saved you an hour and half of your life. Can we go now?
Trent: You know I came here looking for you. I thought you would be happy that I showed up.
God: Can I tell you a little secret? Somehow everybody misses this…..but if you only look for me in Church then you don’t notice me everywhere and in everything else. You box your experience of me into these very stiff four walls and you box my words in the mouth of this guy…..this red faced-spittle-flying-guy…..whom I LOVE but maybe not so much when he is making that face. I am a bit bigger than that….if you will let me. Do you understand? Can we go? Lets run!”
Trent: uhhhhh…..ok but this doesn’t seem like the right thing to do. Isn’t it at the very least impolite to just get up and leave?
God: Polite? Politeness is for the weak of heart and uninspired. Plus…..What could go wrong? I am frigging God……and I am buying.
Trent!
I love the part where God says if we look for Him only in church we won’t notice Him in other places. Great stuff. I must admit though, I’m a little disappointed that you resorted to such a tired stereotype of a pastor. I haven’t been to church in a long time, but my pastor never got redfaced and spittley. Am I allowed to be critical? I do get so much out of reading your blog, but I wish you tweaked this one a little more. You and God can still want out of church, even if the Pastor is polished and well spoken, even if what he is saying is riveting, there are still those times where you just want to run away with God and find Him elsewhere. I know, I’m doing it right now.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, I appreciate them, even if they don’t always match my own.
Left by Cassandra on February 4th, 2010