Cross – Looking for God in Messy Places

Letting go is the first step in falling utterly into union with the divine.

The news broke Monday that there had been a shooting at an elementary school in San Bernardino. Images of Sandy Hook—slain children and teachers littering hallways and classrooms—flooded my imagination.

Woody Allen once said something like, “My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.”

Lots of television ads sell products by associating them with images and music that stir tender emotions. Take for instance this Subaru commercial: A young man pulls his Subaru to a stop in the woods, opens the door, and a chocolate lab puppy bounces out. Time passes. The same Subaru rolls up to a cabin…

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