ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHING
November 7, 2021
I was in a denominational training yesterday with 40 or so of my DOC colleagues, including Rev. Katelin Jordan. Katelin is a member of Cypress Creek Christian Church, and she is an ordained Disciples of Christ minister. She currently serves a nonprofit in the area that many of our folks know well: CarePartners. The online training was on the topic of Anti-Racism, ProReconciliation in the life of the church, and I will confess it was some of the same stuff I’ve heard before. And then toward the end, Katelin asked a question that took it to a whole new level within my own mind. I will dig into some of the specifics at a later time, but for the remaining 20 minutes or so, my mind was racing. Katelin is an exceptionally insightful human being. In the 3rd chapter of James, we hear a question: Who among you is wise and understanding? Katelin would be one such person. I’m a bit ashamed to admit it, but I had started to fade toward the end of the meeting, but then Katelin’s question awakened me as if I had received a spiritual defibrillator. I love those moments when you feel your energy level slipping away, then something jolts you to a whole other level of thought. Thank God for those moments!
I do thank you, O God, for taking me places in my journey of faith that challenge me and inspire me and force me to reflect more deeply upon who I am. Amen.
