Woo Hoo!!! My 100th blog entry!

Yes, I know you're in a state of complete and utter shock that I have that much to say and even more shocked that my opinions and thoughts just tumble out to whoever is listening and even those who are not. HA! My first blog entry was in May of 2007. The idea to blog was inspired by my new friend Rev. Kathryn Ransdell (see her blog listed in my faves over there to the right). She had started a blog and encourage us on the church staff to do so as well. It has turned out to be a great way for me to process my thoughts out loud and more importantly, communicate what I really think. I'm certainly not an accomplished writer and your forgiveness has been kindly welcomed.

So what topic would be worthy of this milestone? I certainly can't just talk about my day, the insects I picked off my flowers this morning or how mad junk mail makes me! I know, I'll talk about God :)

As you know, I don't do well with trite language regarding God...I'm not an utterer of "Just give it to God" and I'm not one to communicate that loving God makes life all better - as if it were all about how our lives are going anyway. But I AM one to be in amazement that I'm still loved by God even though I have so not lived up to God's understanding of my potential. I accept God's unending love and at the same time say to God, "Really??? Even after that fiasco??" I would say that of all the great theological concepts and discussions one could have about God, the most important thing is to accept God's love. Accept the grace God gives and gives and gives. Only then can we be the kind of people who can successfully serve God, participate in relationships, love other people and generally move on from our concentration on 'us'.

Give it a think. Are we in the habit of truly internalizing God's love? Or do we entertain self loathing thoughts of incapability in certain areas of our lives. God gives the love and acceptance 24/7...the only obstacle is us.