Processing

Disclaimer: If you wanted something light and fluffy today, this post is not for you. But you can go here where we are discussing “guilty pleasures.”

Disclaimer 2: If you wanted something that was poignant and tied up with a pretty bow, this post this blog is not for you. But you can go here where I at least make a concise point.

Most of the time my thoughts are linear. You know the kind? A + B = C?

But everyone once in awhile when something big happens my brain just gets stuck, stuck in a circle. And I keep processing the same thoughts over and over, and over. I just can’t seem to make sense of them. I just can’t come to any kind of definitive conclusion.

And, as you can imagine, the “thought death-spiral” is quite frustrating. It halts productivity. It drains energy.

I am in one right now about the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti and all the good things, and the bad things, that have transpired since.

So I am putting pen to paper fingers to keyboard and putting the circling thoughts out there, selfishly, in hopes that putting them out there will stop them from spinning on and on in my head. (Because there is work that needs to be done.)

During his “A Rhythm of Love” message at Cross Point Pete Wilson reminded us that “Everyone has a soul.” (You can download the message here. It is very powerful.) Everyone has a soul. Think about that next time you find yourself becoming desensitized from watching the non-stop news coverage.

These words from Hillsong United’s “Hosanna”:

Break my heart for what is yours,
Everything I am for your kingdom’s cause,
As I walk from earth into eternity.

I sure bet His heart is broken right now.

And lastly words from Jars of Clay’s “They’ll Know We Are Christians”:

We will work with each other, we will work side by side
We will work with each other, we will work side by side
And we’ll guard each man’s dignity and save each man’s pride
And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love Yeah, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.

We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord
And we pray that our unity will one day be restored
And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love
Yeah they’ll know we are Christians by our love.

By our LOVE. Our LOVE. One more time….our LOVE.

I told you it wasn’t pretty. But this is where I am today. Welcome inside my brain.

Have you been able to make any sense of the devastation in Haiti? Or are you, like me, still processing?