Have you read the Bible lately? To be honest, I have not. Due to the untidyness of my life I have been mad as hell at God, so I'm not likely to be wanting to read his book. Anyway, I am currently working on a little resource for TEAR Australia about some extremely passionate, creative, tenacious people who live in Kenya and have a disability. The obstacles they overcome and their passion and audacity to live life to the full fill me with admiration. People are so amazing. I guess though, when you get a little story and project brief you don't necessarily learn of their heart ache and pain as they overcome obstacles, nor do you learn of their great joys and the things they laugh about...
As part of this little resource I include a little bit of a bible connection, as this bible teaching stuff is what actually underpins the drive and passion of TEAR, their partners, and me, if I'm honest(don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to get 'good', I just want to walk the path of life) . I am using the passage in
Luke5/Mark2 about the paralytic man who has friends who lower him through the roof to Jesus. I'm serious about trying to understand what the bible is saying and so I decided to read it out loud so that I really concentrated on the words. They moved me, those words, they brought tears to my eyes and my breath caught. What the? What is going on here? Jesus the life giver? That's what my focus is. Jesus the life giver touching me? no way. I'm not even sure about reading it outloud again.
This is I did next:
Jesus healed a man
who could not run and skip
he had some friends who helped him
but they couldn't even fit
the crowds were really crowding him
that guy from Galilee
the pharisees and sadducees
came to see what they could see
Have you heard his words today?
he talks about forgiveness
I'm not too sure I want to know
I'm pissed off at the mess-ness
Apparently the pharisees and sadducees
were not too sure about it
but jesus kicked their arses
and said, no doubt about it
it's easy to get a man to walk
but just so that you know
the son of god, says I forgive you
those sins have got to go
Have you heard is words today?
He says get up and walk
take your mat
get out of here, don't baulk
oh course the guy, he praised god
and others got to know
that jesus wants to give us life
not suck us down and tie us up but set our hearts aglow
that's all I've ever wanted
to live with glowing heart
in the midst of everything
with Jesus in most part
Have you heard his words today?
Friend, your sins are forgiven
walk a life of fullness
praise God for all that's given
Why is it once I've written something, there is always I line to which I want to add a caveat? The last line is the one this time! Ah me, oh my.
