Culture says be an individual. And many people say "I'm spiritual but not religious" or "I can be a Christian on my own." However, being a Christian has always meant being in community. Being together. 

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Creativity is not limited to painting, music or poetry. It is what happens when we wonder and when we create space and time for God to be at work within us. What happens when we slow down? How can we look at creativity in a broader light and continue to wonder what God is up to with in us and around us?

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On a recent trip to Florida, I took dissolvable paper and wrote things that i wanted to let go of. Old patterns and understandings of myself that no longer worked. As I stood in the waves on the shore, I let the waves hit my ankles and I put the paper in after reading it. The paper dissolved as it was taken back out on the waves. I also welcomed what God was bringing in on the waves - hope, courage, love. What do you need to let go of, to clear out to make room for God to be at work in you?

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We may ask "Where is God?" But what if sometimes we just aren't paying attention? God can show up in unexpected ways, but God also shows up in the ordinary, everyday things of our lives as well. Be on the lookout for God at work this week. 

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We all carry things, both physical and within us. We carry emotional loads and mental to do lists. Some are heavy and some are not even ours. Scripture reminds us that we are not asked to carry things alone. 

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Sometimes life brings a season of waiting. Which I certainly am not good at doing. Waiting is hard in a culture that values getting things done and continually moving forward. But what if the time of waiting is a time when God is working behind the scenes? What if the time of waiting is a chance for us to grow? 

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At the ascension we were told to wait and pray. At Pentecost the Spirit came to empower. Now we are sent. Matthew 28 and the Great Commission to go and make disciples, Luke 10 and the sending of the 72. We too are sent into the world to make a difference and share the light and love of Christ.

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Summer brings a change in temperature and also a change in the rhythms of life. Let's pause to remember the differences and the joys of summer and remember that the pace of life sometimes means to slow down and enjoy the world around you. 

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Sometimes I struggle to let God handle things. I pray and I try to surrender worries or problems that are beyond my control, but I find that often, way too often, I pick them back up...repeatedly. Why is it so hard to let God handle life's big problems?

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The story of the Ascension of Jesus in Acts 1 is one of my favorite. There is a line where the angels have appeared alongside the disciples who have watched Jesus ascend and they ask "Why are you standing looking toward heaven?" Basically, it is a reminder to the disciples they have been given a new mission and need to allow the Holy Spirit to work within them to transform them into what they need for their mission to go out to the world. I think we sometimes stand looking toward heaven too when we need to be looking for what God is up to next. 

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