Spent the morning with Salvation Army officers from around the London area who'd come to find out about Nick and Kerry's work here. (Nick and Kerry are my new... well, "supervisors" I guess you'd call them). A v. inspiring morning. We talked about how the traditional ways in which churches have tried to share Jesus with people have involved bringing people into a building, whereas what Nick and Kerry are trying to do is to share their faith wherever they go with whoever they meet in whatever ways are appropriate. It's all about getting to know people and spending time with them. I've got some decisions to make about the ways in which I will try to engage with the community I'm now living in.
Have you ever heard the song 'My Sweet Lord' by George Harrison? Google it and have a listen. I listened to that song over and over again when I was becoming a Christian. It's a heart cry from a man seeking God and not knowing what to call him:
I really want to see you
I really want to be with you
I really want to see you, Lord, but it takes so long, my Lord (hallelujah),
My sweet Lord (hallelujah)...
...then the "hallelujah"s become "Hare Rama"s, and then a whole lot of other Indian deities I can't spell. But let's not dwell on my spelling...(ahem).
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