"We've got a preacher going spare.
Are you interested?"
(I have an internal giggle.
"Going spare," as a British idiom
means getting really angry.)
A guest speaker at a Saturday event
waiting around for a flight
willing to preach at the 'drop of a hat.'
(Love to know where that idiom comes from.)
A preacher dropped in my lap.
My preaching plans dropped:
preparing, praying, reading, reflecting, connecting, ruminating, revealing, writing, editing, surfing, life-giving, satisfying, fun.
A preacher going spare
far from home
hanging around
time-heavy
community-seeking
angel-unawares-stranger.
Where better than Beach United
to greet and welcome
to embrace and uplift--
--a spare preacher's haven.
(More internal giggles--WWJD--what would Jesus do?
Does radical inclusivity include space preachers?
"Move over Jesus! Thaddeus is in town.")
Spare preacher opportunities don't come along every day.
Opportunities to hear a different voice,
to practice graciousness,
to let go of plans,
and make room for god.
