Wow... it is a good thing my living does not depend upon my blogging ability. I believe the last time I blogged was June 11. Perhaps there will be a New Year's resolution in the making concerning my consistency in this endeavor. On another note, I saw this quote on a Facebook page and it has resonated with me. A Gospel That Unsettles Oscar Romero

A church that doesn't provoke any crises, a gospel that doesn't unsettle, a word of God that doesn't get under anyone's skin, a word of God that doesn't touch the real sin of the society in which it is being proclaimed--what gospel is that? Very nice, pious considerations that don't bother anyone, that's the way many would like preaching to be. Those preachers who avoid every thorny matter so as not to be harassed, so as not to have conflicts and difficulties, do not light up the world they live in.

I have struggled with not preaching with a prophetic edge. It is easier to offer sermons which do not offer the good news that Jesus proclaims in the Beatitudes. There is an edginess in Jesus' words found in Matthew 5-7 which provokes a response. I am grateful to be in a church that is seeking to clarify its mission. Not only clarify the mission but examine whether or not a ministry reaches the criteria of seeing lives transformed. A active church without a clear mission is simply busy. Jesus calls us to be much more than a program church. I will endeavor to better in blogging each week! As this month progresses, I hope you are taking time daily to be thankful for the blessings all around us. On the journey, Alecia