worship inside and out

And Jesus, in anger, swept out of the temple those who used God's house as a place of business and exploitation and also those who willing purchased their perceived salvation and who were thereby equally devoid of truth.

So who are we? The sellers or the purchasers or the children who shouted out the truth? Perhaps all our hearts need to be swept clean till the bare truth remains. Turned inside out. No longer to solely travel to our weekly place of worship and to practice our rituals of devotions but to truly understand and to live it out moment by moment each and every hour of every day. We and our children and our friends and our community.

These are the thoughts J. vanPopta left with me Sunday morning from inside our church

and I carried them with me outside during my walk with the children. Outside where God also speaks through the wind as it dances gold and purple through the wildflowers. Outside where birds soar and the grass hoppers leap. He speaks through the love of little ones as they gather blooms and shinny up trees. Here the breeze sweeps clean and fresh the corners of the mind and allows time to reflect.

Sweep out our hearts Lord! Fill our minds with wisdom!