Well, I did it. I started a Blog. Not an easy task, getting by the barriers that would blog me down. I mean, bog me down, of course. Coming up with an address for it was a challenge; there's not much out there for addresses anymore. Seems like all the clever appropriate ones weren't 'available'. But I like the one that finally did work; "knowingHiminthenow". That has become the goal of my life, and becomes a more fervent and desirable goal as each year goes by.
"Him" being Jesus, of course, and the Father, and the ever elusive Holy Spirit (no wonder He is characterized by 'wind'!) Interesting formulating sentences about God in his trinity-ness - it makes a mess of our grammatical rules, doesn't it! But it makes me smile, because it reminds me of the delightful and unpredictable complexity of this God who we can hardly understand and yet who loves us so much!
I must say that this feels different than I thought it would, to be beginning to write to who-knows-who about the greatest passion of my life. I thought I'd be more intimidated, yet instead I feel like I am writing to some people who I am already close to, although I don't know them. It feels very comfortable, after all. I think my feeling of comfort is related to the whole idea of the communion of saints - that somehow, those of us who know and love Jesus are already connected in some unfathomable, eternal way. I think about that a lot...
I was delighted to see that 'knowingHiminthenow' was available as an address. I must give credit to Michael Card for this phrase, though. He wrote a song years ago; the main theme being a heartfelt request that God would let him 'know Him in the now'. Beautiful song. Someday when I figure out how, I'll do things like put a link on this blog to things like songs. If I could, I would give you a link now to his Christmas song about Joseph - absolutely wonderful - Joseph's Song. Michael Card has a way of putting you 'there' and bringing the gospel stories to life in a very powerful way. I've learned a lot through his songs.
Well, there's my first blog. Tomorrow I'll take a look at all this and see what I can do to 'personalize' the site. I've seen some beautiful blog sites; I'll try to have some fun seeing what I can do.
I trust that if you are reading this, the Lord himself has brought you here. He's slightly on the sovereign side... I pray He blesses you richly in your own search for more of him, and that you will be able to know him more and more in the now, even as I strive to. It's the best.
CM (the man), I'm especially thinking of you, tonight. He has graven us on the palm of his hand...
