This is the 3rd in a series Drawn In. A book by Troy Bronsink and a Sermon Series by Dr. Marcia McFee of Worship Design Studio.

How often do we hear things? How often do we really listen? We can hear lots of things, many that our brain filters out. But what happens when we listen? When we hear all of what someone is saying without formulating a response while they are still talking? What happens when we listen? Do we hear a different perspective Do we learn something new? Do we realize that we have more in common with someone than we first thought?

That leads to re-integration. A reminder that nothing exists in isolation. My actions effect others as their actions effect me. We are stronger because we are different. Unity and uniformity are not the same thing and we need the variety of gifts that we encounter and are indeed better together.

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Continuing on with Drawn In based on a book by Troy Bronsink and a Worship Design Studio series by Dr. Marcia McFee after dreaming comes hover and risk.
Sometimes we are called to wait. To hover. To pay attention. Then once we have stopped for a bit we do need to move, to risk even if we don't know the whole picture.

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Dreaming of a world that hasn't come about is very much part of the creation story. God saw possibility and created out of the void. How might we imagine how things could be different than they are and work toward them. It is not unlike MLK Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" Speech. King never saw his dream come to its fullness, but he took faithful steps toward it and the work continues. What might you dream of and work for? Where is God still creating?

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Say the word church and many people think of worship spaces, preaching, and music. If you are Presbyterian like me - potlucks and casseroles too. But the church has a side rarely talked about or seen. Budgets, Building, staff, committees and even coffee hour. All of them tell the story of a gathering of people who are forming into a community,

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Culture says be an individual. And many people say "I'm spiritual but not religious" or "I can be a Christian on my own." However, being a Christian has always meant being in community. Being together.

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Creativity is not limited to painting, music or poetry. It is what happens when we wonder and when we create space and time for God to be at work within us. What happens when we slow down? How can we look at creativity in a broader light and continue to wonder what God is up to with in us and around us?

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On a recent trip to Florida, I took dissolvable paper and wrote things that i wanted to let go of. Old patterns and understandings of myself that no longer worked. As I stood in the waves on the shore, I let the waves hit my ankles and I put the paper in after reading it. The paper dissolved as it was taken back out on the waves. I also welcomed what God was bringing in on the waves - hope, courage, love. What do you need to let go of, to clear out to make room for God to be at work in you?

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We may ask "Where is God?" But what if sometimes we just aren't paying attention? God can show up in unexpected ways, but God also shows up in the ordinary, everyday things of our lives as well. Be on the lookout for God at work this week.

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