On the Move
Transition = a passage from one stage to another; change; a movement, development.
Over the past couple of years, the word transition has snuck into my vocabulary and made a home; it has quite possibly moved up to the top ten list of my "most commonly used words." I am comforted by words such as stability, consistency, and logical. Words like varying and unsteady make me feel a little (okay a lot!) uneasy.
When I reflect on the life of Christ, I see how often he was on the move. He lived in a tent and regularly went from town-to-town during his years of ministry. How "on the move" is that?! Relationships and circumstances were constantly changing. I often wonder, "How did he do it?"
Here at The Boston Project Ministries God is on the move as well bringing us into His realigned purpose. The Boston Project (BP) began as a youth missions organization 15 years ago, but is now emerging as a catalyst for community change through Neighborhood Ministry Houses (NMH). We already have one house in the neighborhood where I live, and we hope to start our second this year.
Honestly, this has all left me a bit unsettled, yet more assured at the same time. My role at BP has primarily focused on youth missions, but will be shifting more towards a NMH team.
I have learned so much about urban ministry since I arrived in June 2008. I appreciate The Boston Project's commitment to being a hand up, not a hand out, for those struggling with spiritual, emotional, and physical poverty. I have also come to recognize the need and deep value of supportive relationships. I'm sure this is in part how Jesus did it. God made us to depend upon one another.
