Life of Pride
Thursday, March 13, 2008
A large group of old friends gathered together this last weekend for the sheer joy of fellowship. They dressed as Narnian characters and played "pin the tail on Rabadash." I, however, drove in to DC and spent two afternoons with an eclectic, diverse, mostly liberal group of folks at the DC Independent Film Festival. The contrast piques my interest, especially because I never really was one of the cape-wearing people I spent all my time with as a Lit major. I love my long-time friends, and I hope always to know them, but I think my personality is shifting. I find in myself much more of a journalist mentality - like my mom, a curiosity to know as much as possible about the way things work. A journalist and an engineer, because then I want to step in and get busy with my hands and mind to make things happen.
In all effort there is profit, but the talk of the mouth tends only to penury.
In all effort there is profit, but the talk of the mouth tends only to penury.
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The flip side of that being, of course, that God Himself is relational and made us so. He created us in His own image to enjoy laughter, merriment and fellowship. True, fellowshiping with one's MOUTH is an almost wasted effort. Fellowshiping with the heart however - ah! - sweet bliss that is God's gift to us. As in all things -- balance is called for. Sometimes its good to dress up, play games and laugh it up. It creates merry hearts. Sometimes work is the call. Neither are bad unless they are pursued exclusively.
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