I desire to do nothing else other than what I'm delightfully doing

Only God could have thought up the church. I could not have thought the church up. I could not have imagined "church." That we exist, that West Loop Church exists, that our modest collection of people exist, is a miracle. I am honored beyond words to express that you allow me to preach to you each Sunday as we worship God together. Even though I've never been paid for this "job," it is the best job I've ever had, which I would not exchange for anything else in the world. I desire to do nothing else other than what I'm presently doing every week and every day of the year: sharing the Word and living in community with the church. For sure, I did not think this up. For sure, God "thought us up." Only by God's immeasurable grace we are God's imagination for the world.

Last week a few of us gathered at my home to share and speak freely with no agenda. After over 2 hours of lively engaging conversation, I was surprised to notice that the five of us were five different races: one African American, one Filipino, one Caucasian, one Korean and one Chinese--myself. I was moved to tears in my heart that the five of us--as different as we each are--could be united as one, only because of the grace of Jesus.