One of the first things I remember leaning in seminary was a very simple phrase that has been vital to my ministry, "don't judge - wonder."
What in the world does that mean?
To me, it is an invitation when I want to jump to an immediate judgment of someone or something to pause and start to ask some questions. Questions about what people's intentions may be. Questions about how best to address the situation.
Take for example, this week's text about Micah and the Levite. It is so easy to simply say - that's the wrong type of worship. But what questions can this text also lead us to ask? Things like - how did Micah get to this point? What was the intention of his heart? How can we, right here today, slip into similar thoughts and practices without realizing it?
When we begin to wonder, we are invited to see our own flaws and fullness and have our lives changed as well. What do you wonder about today and how may God be speaking to you through your questions?
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