Listening
Over the past several weeks I have been conflicted about a situation. I simply did not see the situation the same as others. I wondered if there was something I was missing or if I were to stand my ground and give voice to a different opinion. As the weeks passed I continued to seek the Holy One asking for the path that I needed to take to be illuminated. As in many situations that each of us encounter I longed to have the path revealed and yet it eluded me. Then the other night in the midst of a very heated conversation something began to happen that opened my heart and mind. I heard two very important questions floating to the surface. Questions that are the core of who I claim to be. The first question that came to me was "who do you say that I am?" If I am one that believes that Jesus is one that always redeems; then I must be willing to offer redemption even when I do not fully understand or agree with the actions and responses of another. If I believe Jesus to