Icon: Link(s) 1. Who do they say that we are? (Sept 20/13)
Icon: Link(s) 2. Who do you say that I am? (Sept 26/13)

Icon: Link(s) 3. Who do I say that you are? (Oct 4/13)
Icon: Link(s) 4. Who do we say that we are? (Oct 12/13)

Who do I say that you are?

As I begin this third blog in this series, I realise that the questions – as I guess whenever one is asked – are not just about the exterior world, but also reflect one’s own interior. I wonder, as this series continues, how much the questions are as much about the context in which the church finds itself, as well as about me? As a person who – I believe – is able to ask helpful and useful questions, what is my own responsibility in being able to answer them for myself, as both a hallmark of my discipleship, as well as an indicator of my commitment to self-reflection and growth? I might even muse, do I walk my talk, or just talk the talk …

Whoever you are … or at least the story I try to tell about you, I must find ways to let go of my assumptions, prejudices and phobias. I cannot force you through a door, I cannot convince you of something and I must be clear that my faith journey is not a one-size-fits-all … What is clear to me, is that I cannot do anything other than to wait and be present for when those conversations bloom that possess the potential for mutual transformation. One of the things that is key to my understanding of this journey of faith, is that it is only when listening begins that things begin to change … and that change is never one way and that is both a gift and – at the very least – anxious making …