Sean was talking to our squad one spring night in Bucharest. We’d had a good day and worship was flowing. Sean is an exhorter and was finding his rhythm. He was calling them to a higher level. “God puts a demand on us,” he was saying.
Perhaps he could hear the resistance in some, “Who me? Please, you don’t understand.”
What I liked about his response was that he didn’t try to disabuse his listeners of their feelings. Instead, he joined them and validated what they felt: “We all start out funny and awkward,” he said.
And something in me resonated. “Yes, I was funny and awkward once. Maybe I still am.”
Some African initiation rites begin with the mother protecting her boy while the men of the tribe call the boy out from behind her skirts – that place of comfort and nurture. They call him out to dangerous places where he ultimately can find his destiny.
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Thanks Seth….
Dad, this is not just so refreshing and liberating but also simple. Having finally met you, I know you are for real. Thanx for this one.
Wow Seth, this is good! Thanks…
One challenge I have presented myself is this- if it feels awkward, push yourself to do it. I notice I overcome more of my fears by pushing past that feeling of awkwardness. The more awkward situations I put myself in, the less awkward they become.
Good insight, Jessi. I do that too.