A reason to write

There could be no better reason to write than to glorify God. It has been a long time or at least felt like a long time here in Kansas City. I really feel immersed in the community at Nazarene Theological Seminary. The friendships I have developed will help me and guide me through this next stage of God's story for my life. The church that I have been attending here in the Kansa City area, Antioch Church of the Nazarene, has reminded me of many thing. The people have reminded me what a church family is like with hugs and remembering my name, truly caring. The atmosphere of honest love for God that is relational is one you experience with this group of believers. The trust and friendships and concern/care I experienced just rejuvenated my soul so deeply I felt ready to serve again. The family of the Antioch Church of the Nazarene walk their talk and trust Jesus to do what needs to be done through them. Old connections with friends, new friendships commencing, and mentors have been the story of my life and i did not fully understand the significance until this very moment. This is a big moment for the glory of God, when His people get together, pray, and live to serve Him big things are gonna happen to further His Kingdom both here on earth and I general terms! To God be the glory great things He hath done, so loved He the world that He gave us His son. If you have ever heard the grace guerilla prayer you will understand what is driving me. I will conclude with that prayer so that you too may find that the glory of God goes beyond anything we can do without Him. Make me a grace guerilla!

The Grace Guerilla's Prayer  8/24/12

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Lord, I want to be a grace guerilla,

No longer a chameleon of karma;

The time has come to stand out from the crowd.

Lord, I want to give forgiveness

a fighting chance of freeing me,

to live I love and live it out loud.

Lord, I want to drink deep

of the foolishness of wisdom

instead of swallowing in the wisdom of fools,

to find a source in the deeper minds of meaning.

Lord, I want to search out the unsearchable

to invoke the invisible;

to choose the truths

the TV hypnotists aren't screening.

No camoflage,

No entourage,

No smoothly fitting in...

Lord, I want a faith that goes further than face value

and a beauty that goes deeper than my skin.

Lord, I want to be untouched by my possessions

instead of being possessed by what I touch,

to test the taste of having nothing to call mine

to hold consumption's craving back

to be content with luck or lack

to live as well on water as on wine.

Lord, I want to spend myself on those I think might need me,

not spend all I think I need on myself.

Lord, I want my heart to be willing to make house calls.

Let those whose rope is at an end

find me a faithful friend

Let me be known as one who rebuilds broken walls.

No camouflage,

No entourage,

No smoothly fitting in...

Lord, I want a faith that goes further than face value

and a beauty at goes deeper than my skin.

Lord, I want to be centered outside the circle

to be chiseled from a different seam

to be seduced by another story

and drawn into a deeper dream,

to be anchored in an undiscovered ocean

to revolve around a different sun

a boom box tuned to an alternate station

Abu,let from a different gun.

No camouflage,

No entourage,

No smoothly fitting in...

Lord, I want a faith that goes further than face value

and a beauty that goes deeper than my skin.

Amen!!

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