"All The World Is Green"

"I fell into the ocean
When you became my wife
I risked it all aganist the sea
To have a better life
Marie you're the wild blue sky
And men do foolish things
You turn kings into beggars
 beggars into kings" 

-"All The World is Green"
 Tom Waits - Off the Album Blood Money

 Life is a risky business.  Some days are country strolls and others face the onslaught of the headlights and piercing honks of the oncoming traffic.  One minute we've struck a spiritual epitome and within seconds a crack in our proverbial dam releases a rush of fears, concerns and outright dreads which strike us upon the very edge of our sanity.  The tidal pools of tranquil sunsets suddenly torment with the insurmountable rage of Scylla and the gluttonous appetite of Charybdis.  


Our lives are never truly safe.  Safe means stagnant.  Safe means comfortable.  Safe means that we've reached a satisfying place, a peaceful valley where we lie down upon the cool grass and drink our iced teas.  However, that which is truly lasting always takes time, always takes effort, and takes a determination and commitment which truly "risks the sea" and truly does "foolish things".  But are such actions truly fool-hearty when one cannot risk not to act?  The passions we hold, the relationships we treasures, the love of our very life and soul, and the Savior who risked it all of those who don't truly deserve such an audacious risk.


The gifts of God are miraculous.  They reach us at the most intimate chasms of our souls.  They build us, break us, and journey us to a place where we never could have before reached.


As Chambers says "The greatest spiritual crisis comes when a person has to move a little farther in their faith than the beliefs they have already accepted."  In the same, to truly move from being a beggar, we must accept a king who became a beggar.  If God "became man so that man might become truly human" then we must accepted both a Christ who descended in love and respond, with his strength, towards His purpose for us.  We must risk again the rough seas, the terrific winds, and the scolding attitudes surrounding us if we are to voyage towards Him coming kingdom.

Until the day of that arrival, we must risk.  We must live a life dangerous in order to prepare for the true king. 


Nice to be back.  I miss you all.  


I love you Punky.


Blake.