She is a beautiful, fun, spunky little friend, and I got to know her best when we were interns at a church we attended together called ANCC [way back in the day... holla back SIC...lol]. To all of you who aren't from Seattle, you are totally confused by that last sentence... and thats okay.
Every morning before internship really started, we would open our day with at least 1/2 an hour of prayer. All 7 of us interns would stand in our circle, and pray out loud popcorn style. You didn't have to pray, but we all usually did. I think it's safe to say that it was in this time that many of us learned a lot about prayer.
I used to kind of tease this friend of mine, because during these prayer circles, when she would get really passionate, she would repeat one particular phrase in her prayer often. She would pray as such: '...thank you Lord Jesus God for the day that you've given us Lord Jesus God and I pray that you would move in a mighty way today in Lord Jesus God...' and so on and so on. This phrase so easily slipped off her lips, and with such rhythm, that it was hard for me [someone with a flare for the obnoxious and cursed with the absence of tact] not to mimic her if we were just joking around. She didn't mind, and found ways to repay me for my antics...
Well today, as I was doing my homework, this phrase caught me again. The reason being, is that the phrase Lord Jesus God is a larger statement then I think many Christians realize. It is truly an affirmation of the foundations of what it is we believe... because the divinity and lordship of Christ is a critically vital part of our belief. In looking at the interaction of Christianity with the world, particularly other religions in history, this idea, and those close to it, are the beginning of the great divide. Even within Christianity, this has caused a parting of ways in doctrine, so as to create completely new 'sects' [for lack of a better term]. Possibly the 3 largest religions in the world (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam) are irreconcilably separated because of this. I don't intend to upset my friends of different faiths by busting out an endless spout of theology and doctrine... thats not 'how I roll', nor do I think it's within my capability to undertake what has been an international debate for thousands of years. Rather, I want to make sure we all understand what it is that we pray and say about Jesus -- because it is out of the mouth that comes the overflow of the heart.
To my Lord Jesus God friend whom I know reads this blog... good job. I won't make fun of you anymore... at least, not about that.
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