Friday, August 28, 2009

First night in Pattya

At night surrounded by red neon signs I see emptiness grabbing for purpose at the empty beauty which will never satisfies. I gaze at the giver of life, our creator, my lover, who gives exceedingly abundantly more than we can ask or imagine. Surly the empty would forever be changed by just one encounter with the living God of love, the giver of purpose. But how?

When I talk to folks here - the drug dealers on the beach, the men buying women for change, and the women selling their bodies for a days worth of meals, I sense a void of recognizing the emptiness in their own heart. They say “I am happy” last night a cocaine dealer told me “I don’t want everything, I have everything”

Oh, my beloved you are missing the one thing of worth. To stand face to face with the giver of life, and to be found as his spotless bride through his own death given for you. This God dose not require you to make empty acts of merit, but unrelentingly pursues you and invites you into the eternal dance of love, woos you to the safety of his wreak-less love, and all you must do is simply accept this gift. You are loved, search no more. You are valued, receive it. The king delight in his

This man continued to ask my friend Matt and I “ why come? you don’t want to smoke, do drugs, take ladies, go to disco?” we told him because we already are full of joy without all of those empty things. He was confused. We continued to tell him of our fullness. We are going back tonight.

Father would you come and encounter Bon. Make known your love.

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