I wrote a post the other day in which I typed “reign” when I should have typed “rein”.
It was a simple slip, and one I didn’t notice. It was pointed out on Facebook and for the next day, the only comments on the post were about the spelling.
The post was actually a bold post of a present progressive moment and a new awakening that will overtake our tired liberal/conservative culture. A prophetic post, really. So why was a spelling mistake what these people focused on?
The weeds are seductive and we are constantly called to wade into them. Click To Tweet
The weeds are seductive and we are constantly called to wade into them.
The thing about weeds is that when they show up in a garden, you need to pull them. They deprive the vegetables and flowers of nutrients. When you want to grow things, you need to pull the weeds.
Weeds are great in natural settings, where wildflowers compete with tall grass. There is great beauty in the uncultivated spaces in nature. And our lives need plenty of those spaces. Our churches and businesses and communities need those spaces.
But if we’re called to do something? Just pull the weeds. We have to get in there and do it, but then tend the garden. The weeds aren’t the purpose, the goal, or the reward. They’re the distraction none of us wants.
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