I’ve been living on the Westside for five months now and pursuing personal healing. Life away from the front lines of ministry has been difficult but also restful and good. I’ve spent more time with white folks in their 20s in the last five months then in the previous four years combined! And I am actually enjoying it:-)
As I feel less of a need to be incarnational these days, I’ve put away my normal hip-hop/latin playlist and am treating myself to steady doses of gospel music in my car! I’ve been strongly anti-Christian music a lot in my adult years, but I gotta admit that songs of praise–if they’re well-done–hit me in ways that no other music does. This makes me wonder: how much time have I spent trying to fit in instead of connecting to Jesus? Have I left home for the sake of the gospel, a spiritual kingdom, or just to exchange my old culture for another physical one?
It’s occasion for thought and reflection.
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