- Patricia Case, GLAD Moderator
My 2-year-old friend, Isaac and I went sailing recently. I’m no expert on a sailboat so I made a strategic error and ended up with no wind in my sail. As I worked to get the boat oriented appropriately to catch the wind, Isaac watched.
I tried to explain to him that when your orientation is wrong in a sailboat, you are dead in the water. It hit me: So, orientation DOES matter. But what kind of orientation? It occurred to me as I positioned the boat that the church spends a lot of time obsessed with sexual orientation – but our Creator seems to be concerned with our God-orientation.
None of those deep thoughts occurred to Isaac. He looked up at the sail once I got the boat oriented and shouted, “C’mon, Wind!” Just then a gust hit us. The sail snapped and filled, and our little boat jerked into motion. Isaac’s eyes were as big as dinner plates!
That’s the wonder of God’s promise to us. Tell the story of your orientation to God, that together Disciples may pray Isaac’s prayer: “C’mon Wind!”
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