We start a new series this weekend called Simple, and preparing for it has been anything but.  Two of our drummers have gone down with injury, which means we’ve had to do some flip flopping, we’re down three guitar players due to vacation, job and/or family stuff and to top it all off, my voice is gone, which wouldn’t be a huge deal except that I’m singing a song this week that is incredibly high and currently, I can’t do it.

I’ve been taking some advice though from a book I’ve been reading, and trying to really focus in on what this song and this series are all about.  I think, in the end, the next few weeks are about saying that the filler in our lives; the stuff we run to or get involved in, good or bad, means nothing, unless Jesus is at the center of it.  The Christian life can get messy and hard to understand at times, and the truth of it is, that it’s not easy.  It is, however, Simple.

I’m looking forward to a chance to dive into the simple truth that Jesus loves me, and just asks that I love him in return.  Everything else, I think, will take care of itself.  It seems perfect, that the song I’m singing is called, “Meaningless.”  So pray for me, that my voice comes back and that rehearsal goes smoothly tonight, but more than that, pray that our church would be drawn closer to Jesus.