Talk About It

I heard someone say in church the other day (Jean, I think) that the key to getting good pictures is just to take A LOT. Taking A LOT of pictures is made much easier with a digital camera. I was dropping J off at school the other day, and took this one of him through the head rest of the front seat. (Yes, he wears a seat belt. We were stopped, and he was just about to jump out and run into the school)

I like the picture. It looks to me like he's hiding behind he seat, peering out. For once in his life, he looks quiet.

Are we ever like that? Do we hide and keep quiet?

In August of last year, I was trying to decide if I would sign up to attend our area's Woman's Emmaus walk in October. I was in the church library one Wednesday (probably working on homework with J) when Shelly came in. Alpha was going on in the parlor, so we were "hiding" in the library, so that we wouldn't disturb the ongoing class. She asked me about Emmaus, and I told her I was thinking about it. She said something that I've come to understand more and more as the months go by. She said, (and I'm using quotes here, but I'm more than likely paraphrasing what she said) "It's great to be able to spend three days focused on God; talking about God."

To make a long story shorter, I decided to go on the walk. Although what Shelly said at the time made sense, I've come to understand it even more in the days of the walk and after the walk. Do we ever talk about God? On an Emmaus walk, you are free to do just that -- to talk to other people about God -- about your beliefs and doubts -- about your concerns and joys in God. More importantly, you hear other people talking about God -- about prayer -- about praise -- about grace. I don't know about anyone else, but it gave me "permission" to talk about God.

I find now that my faith, my beliefs, and "God-talk" enters my conversations more; enters my emails more; enters even my thoughts more. It's a change I've noticed since my walk, and it's something that I have found of value in our new Reunion Group -- the freedom to talk about faith. Freedom that I don't think I enjoyed before.

Understand, please, that I'm not talking about "in your face -- listen to me whether you like it or not" talk -- at least, I hope I'm not doing that. Ick. What I mean is the freedom between two Christians to explore their faith in conversation.

There is a song on one of my WOW CDs (I think) by Nicole Mullen called Talk about it (Say so). First verse and chorus:

Tell rich and poor in slavery
The King has ordered a decree
Ransom all captivity
Ring the bells of liberty
He sacrificed His everything
To buy us new identities
So every knee could bow
And every tongue confess
That Jesus our Lord is marvelous

So let the redeemed of the Lord, say so
Talk about it, say so, talk talk about it
Let the redeemed of the Lord, say so
Talk about it, say so, talk talk about it