Daring to believe that God is not dead
            (with all due respect to Nietzsche, who, by the way, is).

That you don’t have to be 3,000 years old and
            have a name with four syllables to hear from God.

Believing that Jesus meant it when he said he’d be there
            whenever two or three are gathered in his name.

 But mostly, “God is still speaking” means believing
            the good, good news that we are not alone.

“God is still speaking,”…
            When there is no word but Chaos, God whispers, “Let there be.”
                        When the world says, “Slavery,” God says, “I don’t think so.”

            When the people say, “There is no more to learn about God,”
                         God says, “This is my Son.”

            When the people say, “God has spoken, there is mo more to learn about God,”
                        God takes a deep, patient breath, and says,…

             When the Disciples said, “We can’t go on without you!”
                        Jesus said, “I will be with you always.”

             When the Church said, “There is only one way,”
                        the Reformers said, “Maybe not….”

What does the comma mean?
            God didn’t stop speaking at the end of the Bible.  God has more to say.

            God is still trying to get my attention, trying to get me to look, to feel, to listen.

            God speaks through other people, nature, music, art, and the Bible.

            God is still speaking through the life and teachings of Jesus today.  Our faith is
            over 2,000 years old, but our thinking is not.

            We’re all on a journey that continues throughout our lives.
                        God accepts us no matter where we are on that journey