Rain

last night we played the Rob Bell nooma "rain" at underground 412. the kids really seemed to enjoy the different pace and it was obvious that God used the production to speak to their hearts. it was a great reminder that while storms in this life are a given, we have a God who loves us and always knows the way home. on that note, i need to be a little theological. i really don't believe that God wills bad things to happen to us. i do not think God is a divine being who places hardships in our path to see how we react. God is good. God is love. God does not will evil but instead he redeems it. God uses the storms and evils of life to reveal to the world how much he loves us and how he will never leave our side. i'm not sure where you are in life or how you feel about God right now but chew on this for the day...

"do you think anyone is going to drive a wedge between us and Christ's love for us? there is no way! not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins. none of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. i am absolutely convinced that nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable can get between us and God's love because of the way Jesus has embraced us." -Romans 8:35-39 msg