June 15, 2010
Ministry as Poetry
Some words get pummeled nearly to death. Some words are a well-meaning team of letters that strain hard to hold the meanings we pile upon them. Some words have it easy: “dandelion,” “mouthwash,” and “clarify” don’t have too many multiple meanings. They are not asked to express holy things, or things beyond language. But how can the words “Jesus” and “God” bear all we ask them to hold?
In the world of ministry, “spirit” and “love” and “life” and “you” and “me”…these poor words have been asked to mean so many things...