tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607953.post2910832009796970742..comments2024-02-16T05:21:44.106-05:00Comments on Central Ohio Emergent Cohort: Hungry for Justice - Part 2Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18424867889611784610noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607953.post-45331302253598433622008-05-07T10:32:00.000-04:002008-05-07T10:32:00.000-04:00I have thought a lot about our discussions and blo...I have thought a lot about our discussions and blogs regarding the subject of what it means to be called Christian. Does my life depict a mere caricature or does my character truly reflect what it means to be called by that name?<BR/><BR/>I thought about Jesse’s recent post about those who choose only to watch popular Christian movies or read only Christian books. Have they become lazy, asleep? Or are they simply doing the best they can with all they know?<BR/><BR/>And why have I been awakened now at this time in my life? <BR/><BR/>The radical difference between who I was and who I am seems to stem from my willingness to surrender everything. ( Jesse’s quote, “to die to self.”)<BR/><BR/>It is profound change. It has literally become impossible for me to do anything less than enter into other’s suffering and lives despite risk of being too much, not enough or doing something wrong. When I enter in, not only does God’s love change, but I am changed within this process as well.<BR/><BR/>I can’t answer the question of why I have been allowed to become awakened. But I do absolutely agree with Jesse that these are powerful questions to be explored by the cohort and without a doubt will fulfill our lives and engage us in the world. I am grateful to be a part.NancyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464008323275837936noreply@blogger.com