Top Down Weather

In the last week or two, there have been a couple of top down days when I’ve been able to drive my convertible. When the last bit of snow has been shoveled and a sunny day presents, I imagine the wind blowing my worries and cares off into the swirl of the wake behind the car. It’s an old, frumpy looking British car (a ’69 Triumph Herald). It is neither fast, nor sleek. It’s not a racy color; it’s “Jasmine Yellow” (think pale yellow rose). Of course her name is Jasmine – but, to be fair, my oldest daughter named her after the Disney character “Princess Jasmine” in the movie “Aladdin”.  And the steering wheel is on the “wrong side.” But it always gets smiles & thumbs up from other drivers, and questions at stoplights, I think because it’s so unassumingly odd. It invites conversation and interaction.

Over the 22 years I’ve owned the Herald, I’ve adopted a philosophy about my mindset when I drive it: I can’t be in a hurry, grumpy, or in a bad mood, and I need to have a ready smile because the car invites interaction. This mindset when I’m driving the Herald has become a habit of mine.

What if this was our mindset, our philosophy, our habit as we practice our Christian faith out in the world? What if we invited conversation and interaction about our faith and our church in a winsome, playful, non-threatening way as we made our way through each day?

I know this is much easier said than done. I think that for many, talking about our faith and our church is one of the most difficult things we can do. But what if there was a way to learn & practice this mindset, this philosophy, this habit in a supportive, non-threatening environment? This is our opportunity on April 25 with Christ Church Cathedral’s Invite, Welcome, Connect event with Mary Parmer. Please consider being a part of this and RSVP on our website www.ccclex.org or call or email our Parish Secretary, Margaret, at 254-4497, mchristensen@ccclex.org. "I shall live...and tell of the Lord's great deeds." Psalm 118:17.

I’ll see you there with the top down!

The Reverend Brent Owens+