i'm reading something right now that says "Jesus invites us into something more risky -- a relationship. And relationships are what help us and guide us through times of chaos, times of night".
what a wonderful and peculiar way of looking at Jesus.
the text then asks, "which relationships do you trust the most?"
& i'm not too sure how to answer this question and what it even means. the more i think about relationships and what they mean and what they are about the more i am not sure how i feel about Jesus inviting us into a relationship. i think i put more trust in relationships that are give and take, communal, and loving. i certainly don't trust relationships that are one-sided, authoritarian, or heartless. on the surface it seems so black and white. CRA = bad relationship. Parents = good relationship. but is it really so easy? the government is (sort-of) looking out for my best interests and trying to spend my money wisely. parents can't always do right for their children and abuse occurs.
is it all about checks and balances? is it all aobut negotiations? is it all about love and community and feeling good? or is there more to it? what about this relationship with jesus? is there negotiations? do we feel like it's one sided? but people bargain with God all the time. make promises in return for whatever action they want from god.
but what about trust? trust is hard for most people in this day and age. me included. i trust very few people. i don't trust my government. i don't trust my employer. i don't trust my fellow man. i don't trust advertising. i do trust my husband. but it would only take infedility or an addiction for me to lose that trust. i do trust my church and my minister, but again i don't think it would take much for me to lose that trust.
i'm not even making sense here. i'm just trying to get the words out. not everything i write is good.
i know the bible tells us to trust in god no matter what. i know that. i truly do. i also know that the bible tells us that god is always with us. i know that. i truly do. i also know that relationships imply input from both sides and relationships always involve compromise.
how does Jesus compromise?
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