On our way home from Cityview Presbyterian Church, Caden pops a wonderful question into the conversations we were all having in the car. Caden suddenly asks of Joel," Dad? How did God get up in the sky?" and immediately as a result of Caden asking this, Corban and Kaylie have to echo what he says. Joel replied with the simplest answer saying," He was there before the sky." Kaylie chimed in with "even before the dinosauws?!(she has a lisp)" and Joel says," yes, Kaylie....He made the dinosaurs."
And it's all true. After hearing Joel preach that morning and give a wonderful sermon, this is what stuck with me all day; the simple questionings of 3 littles. I know, right....."how cuuuuute....all she could think about was 3 little kids and there cute little questions all day." That's not what I'm talking about. What they said was undoubtedly cute! But they hit on something without even knowing it.
Why do we make religion so complicated? In Mark 10:15 Jesus says," I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."
These littles have it right. If they can even begin to ask the simplest questions, and yet have faith, they have something greater than the most brilliant theologian. They have true, strong, child-like faith.
I am an intern with Sunshine Gospel Ministries in the inner-city of Chicago. My neighborhood is Woodlawn and the people here will hopefully, one day, become my neighbors. I have a passion for the city and for becoming not only part of the city, but a part of the city that helps it grow and thrive. I want to see God's presence here in every face and around every corner. I want God to use me.
While I'm here, I'm considered an intern with the BridgeBuilders program. I help run the show and pull the strings to make everything fall into place where it's supposed to. The BB (or bridge builders) program is a program that seeks to make suburban and rural churches aware of God's work in urban centers. Student and adult participants are given the opportunity to listen, learn, and serve within Chicago in a unique and challenging way. Essentially, we try to help those from different kinds of communities, different places in our world, and different backgrounds, "build a bridge" between the way they live and the way we live here, in Woodlawn and the surrounding areas.
Now that you know the basics, I hope that the rest will fall into place as I go along. I'm very excited to see what God has in store for me during this next period in my life and I am more than curious to discover the plan He has ready and in action.
-Kelly
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