“Oh Lord, I’m still not sure what I stand for — Oh, what do I stand for?”
Yesterday was our justice day out in the communities around New Orleans and now today we are getting set for a day of discipleship with the churches from our synod and then out and around the city. The devotion we had this morning was the newest of the songs that we are using. It’s a really catchy song and has some good food for thought for us as we are down here in New Orleans… But I think it asks some good questions wherever you are. Take a listen to it.
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How freaking catchy is that song? I thought it was a revamped version of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Cecilia”. Sounds a bit like it. I think this idea that some nights we feel like we’re going one way and others we’re going another.
Some nights we feel really good about ourselves. Some nights we don’t.
Some nights we believe. Some nights we doubt.
Some nights we feel like we can take on the world. Some nights we feel really beaten down and vulnerable.
Some nights we’re saints. Some nights we’re sinners.
We’ve all felt that pull. We’ve all felt those feelings. This is part of life as a disciple. If we think about some of God’s last nights on Earth — gathering with his friends around the table, laughing, joking, being with each other. That was a great night. The very next night would be something completely different. The life of being a disciple is about taking the good nights with the bad nights and still following all the more.
There’s a line in the end of the song that, I think, marks the proclamation of a disciple.
you wouldn’t believe the most amazing things that can come from some terrible lies
That’s what we proclaim today on discipleship day in New Orleans. That’s what we stand for. What do you stand for?
Cheers,
Eric
Eric Clapp 4.0 
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