The story of Lazarus easily reminds us that the step-by-step journey towards transformation does not happen all at once. I'm vividly reminded of this as a group of people are here at our retreat working on the transformation of our big, red barn. The barn itself is a 5,000 sq. ft. structure once built to house cows and llamas. We've seen so much more potential--perhaps as God views us.
We can't stop in life to sing "just as I am" meaning that we can stop changing, morphing or transforming. There is so much more to what each of us could become.
Soren Kirkegaard, a Danish theologian once prayed, "And now, Lord and with your help, I shall become myself." I often say that prayer as it reminds me of the long journey of transformation. Each word in that prayer is worth pausing with and over allowing the depth of that short prayer to sink in and penetrate.
The big, red barn, like our soul needs a lot of work. The barn needs a foundation dug and poured as it is now simply a pole barn. To house people, we need much more strength and protection from the Colorado weather. So, a group of men and women have been digging soil. Digging and digging and digging. It's required a 3ft depth foundation. That's a lot of soil to be moved.
Like our soul, we need to dig and sometimes lay out new foundations upon which we want to build our lives. I'm reminded of a great verse in Jeremiah when he said, "Let's take a good look at the way we're living and reorder our lives under God." Lam. 3:40, The Message.
Life, soul and barns all need to be re-ordered. It's a step-by-step process just as Lazarus experienced. His steps away from the tomb and into the arms of the awaiting Jesus inspire us today to take our own journey towards transformation.
Let's do it together.
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