#8) Wild Church

 “For since the creation of the world, God’s invisible qualities, his eternal power and divine nature have clearly been seen and understood from what he has made so that men are without excuse.”     -- Romans 1:20

Of all that is recorded in the Bible, this verse has had the most effect on my faith story. More than any other, the natural world is never confused in its operation.  It always tells the truth about Creation and about us. In the natural world, things are not always what they seem to be.  Still, like in all things, the Creator never leaves a job incomplete.  Eventually and when considered properly, all things speak the truth.  To some men, God was created in their image. Creation offers proof of the opposite and like the Creator, it is incapable of telling a lie.  

 

My faith story tells of a time long ago when circumstances led me to commit the unforgiveable sin – that God existed only in the eyes of men.  It was a dark time; my heart was filled with anger.  Fortunately, with God, all things are possible, even the forgiveness of that terrible sin.  Enter in the grace of God.  ‘Amazing grace, how sweet the song that saved a wretch like me’. By the way of God’s grace, my wife’s understanding and 10,074 horses and donkeys that my hands touched and worked with, God’s forgiveness would be granted. 10,074 is a number that was well researched.  There were people who stood behind that number – the owners and handlers of the horses and donkeys. They showed me their confidence in my ability.  They saw what was invisible to me and provided me with a way to support our family.  Today, the 10,074 horses and donkeys are no longer required and for the trust their people showed in me, there is no way to express my gratitude.  When doubt rears its ugly head as it sometimes does, I first go to God and then to Vera and together we go out the cabin door and out into Creation.  Is this not the beginning of a Wild Church congregation? 

Now that the weather has started to turn for the better, stay tuned for an invitation to the first Ghost Horse Hills Wild Church gathering.

 

Thank you.

Richard