God is Loose

H2odevos p4p Lent 2013 “God is Loose”

"Hey ey Hey ey this mercy moves

God is loose hey ey

God is loose in the world

Hey ey hey ey the universe is singing

Loose hey hey God is loose in the world"

Loose in the World-Peter Mayer

I’ve been in meetings for the last four hours, and yet I am energized beyond belief. “Why?” You might ask. Well, I think the simple answer to that complex question is as Peter Mayer sings, “God is loose in the world.”

Tonight our Executive Council and then Church Council received a report that has been in the making for the past ten months that is called, THE RESOURCE ALIGNMENT STUDY GROUP. Now, I don’t expect this to be at the top of the NY Times best seller list or make the AMAZON Gold Box Editor’s Picks, but it is all about God’s Future Promise for us at Bethany Lutheran Church.

Some of you are aware of the fact that when I came to Bethany in 2006, our debt was $5,000,000. To make that concrete for you, our debt service was approximately $1,000 per day. But, today, because of some amazing lead gifts and the faithful dedication and leadership of the people of God, we are debt free. We hadn’t anticipated paying off our debt until 2020. However, since we have been able to move beyond the debt, we are now asking the question, “What is God’s future promise for us?” “God is loose in the world.”

For the past week or so, I’ve been talking and writing about, “Blessed to be the blessing.”

I know that this is more than a nice thought or slogan. It is all about being engaged in God’s mission for our world.

“God is loose in the world” and so are we!”

Blessings,

rtg