Musings

A friend put up a verse in a post of hers recently, and part of that verse went like this: "Seek first the kingdom of God". I commented that although we all seem to be fine seeking the kingdom of God, we all tend to fall short when it comes to seeking it first.

I should know - I mean, every day I see myself consciously looking at God, thumbing my metaphorical nose at him and going the other way. I guess overall I might be seeking God, at least as much as David did in the OT, but what exactly does it mean to seek the kingdom of God first?

Is it some post-modern thing nowadays? Perhaps people are seeking first the Kingdom of God, but in their own little special ways.

What about corporately? Is the church seeking God first? I personally would like to know people's ideas about what would we be doing if we were seeking God first.

Actually that's a bit contradictory isn't it - asking people to imagine what seeking God is about. That's like rats in a maze asking the other rats, "What's going on here then?".

I suppose, in a post-modern kinda way, it seems to come down to us and our relationship with God. I might have mentioned it in a previous post, but a friend recently commented that perhaps the ideal church would be simply about Loving God with all your Heart, Soul, Strength and Mind, and Loving others as yourself.

Let me ask you this in lieu of a non-contradictory thesis - what would a church focussed on loving God and loving others look like?

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Aaron's a geek

Well done aaron, your geek status is confirmed. The only one you didn't get (and no one else either!) was no. 9 on the quotes list - this is from the ne'er-aging "Labrynth", from 1986 starring David Bowie.

Anyway, work is getting back to normal, and by that I mean I have nothing to do all day but sit. I'm expecting that at certain periods during the day I'll have to serve a big rush of people coming out of exams, but that's okay. It's okay because I don't have any exams left. (Apologies to those who have, but gloating was a temptation I was never good at resisting)

Hmm, I need help figuring out which book or movie I'm thinking of - I keep remembering a line that goes along the lines of: He felt infected with a terrible purpose... talking about how he felt like his life was going towards something huge. I'm thinking that it's Dune. Anybody else read Dune? Well you should have.

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